Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to verify the physical well-being of the British pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, imprisoned in Egypt.

The UK Government remains committed to supporting Mr El-Fattah and his family. Since Mr El-Fattah's sentencing in December 2021, the UK Government has remained in contact with his family and have made numerous representations to the Egyptian authorities concerning his imprisonment and welfare, and continue to make regular requests for consular access. The Prime Minister most recently raised this case with President Sisi on 20 October. The Former Foreign Secretary, and Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, have also raised this case regularly with the Egyptian authorities and met family members several times.