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HANSARD Consular AssistanceI am very glad to hear that my hon. Friend’s constituents are heading home. As we saw with our own charter flight, for which there was still a great deal of complexity, there will…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceThe situation we face is very complex, so let me try to set out the advice on this point in particular because it is so important—indeed, I discussed it with the shadow Foreign…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI agree very much with the tone of my hon. Friend’s question. When I look behind me, I do not see “orcs and goons”—I see hon. Friends concerned about their constituents, and I…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI understand that British nationals abroad with medical conditions will be worried about whether they can get access to the medicines that they require. The vast majority of…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceMy Department would be very happy to take up the specifics of my hon. Friend’s case. Airlines are seeking to manage very complex caseloads, and we are grateful for their work with…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI thank the hon. Member for his important question. I am conscious that there is a slightly different process for those from Northern Ireland, depending on whether they have a…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceWe are working directly with the airlines. I am sure my hon. Friend is putting these points to my officials, and we will follow up.05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI thank the hon. Member for his tone and the welcome news that Cameron is home safely. I know he has been in touch directly with our excellent director for consular affairs, who…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI, of course, join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to RAF Marham. I also have to mention RAF Waddington, a vital airbase in my constituency, which is providing a considerable…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceWe will take that feedback into account. I confirm that our ambassador to Oman is in the airport as we speak, to ensure the successful departure of the flight. The Chair of the…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI want to be clear to British nationals in the region that the commercial routes that are opening up are by far the most likely and most rapid routes back to the UK. I recognise…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceLet me deal with a few of the Liberal Democrat spokesperson’s questions in turn. She is right to say that the Foreign Office is much more able to assist those who have registered…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceBritish forces have been in action across the region shooting down missiles and drones. They are being resupplied today. I have every confidence in them, including the Royal Navy.…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI know that many MPs, myself included, will have constituents in the region who are concerned. We are in regular dialogue with the airlines directly as I described in my…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI would be grateful if Members on the Opposition Front Bench could keep their volume slightly down.05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceIf Members in this House or constituents are worried that they are vulnerable, please be in touch with the Foreign Office. Even if there are British nationals in the region who…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI am sure that the whole House will appreciate that we will continue to discharge our consular responsibilities right across the country, but my Department is understandably…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI am grateful to the hon. and gallant Member for the constructive and reasonable tone of his question—and not just because he has the finest first name in Parliament. Let me…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceI remind the House that there are 300,000 British nationals in the region. As the House will be aware, I have been in many crises that have affected British nationals overseas;…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will update the House on developments in the middle east. Everyone in this House, and across this country, will be horrified by what is…05 Mar 2026