Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many new allegations of (a) torture and (b) mistreatment were received by his Department in relation to British nationals in 2025.

In 2025 consular officials were made aware of 34 new allegations in which the reported treatment appeared to amount to torture, and 212 new allegations where the report appeared to amount to mistreatment worldwide. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not have investigatory powers in relation to allegations of torture or mistreatment overseas, and takes all allegations at face value.