Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will set out whether the Prime Minister and any Number 10 special adviser reviewed the shortlist for the incoming special envoy for hostage affairs; and if Number 10 has selected a candidate to take up the position of special envoy for hostage affairs.

I refer the Hon Member to the answer she was provided on 15 January 2025 in response to Question 22098.