Found: countries who are and will be a part of the ETA scheme (currently include Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman

Found: Qatari nationals on 25 October 2023, and as of 22 February 2024 was opened for Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman

Found: The ETA scheme is now in place for nationals of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain

Found: The UK ETA is also currently only available to nationals of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,

Found: We have already moved nationals of Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirate s and Saudi

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many requests for consular support were made to each British Embassy or Consulate in 2023; and how many of those were responded to by officials within a period of 24 hours.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Our consular staff endeavour to give appropriate and tailored assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year, to British nationals overseas and their families in the UK who need support. In 2023, in addition to long running cases, we provided support to around 22,000 British nationals, see breakdown by Post in the table below. The FCDO reports publicly on consular delivery through the FCDO Outcome Delivery Plan [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-commonwealth-development-office-outcome-delivery-plan]. Publishing our transparency data is currently on hold while we embed a new Case Management system.

NB We do not publish data where figures are 5 or below to comply with GDPR

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what further steps they will take, along with international partners, to secure a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Government has long been calling for an immediate pause to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, without a return to destruction, fighting and loss of life. The UK welcomed the UN Security Council Resolution 2728 on 25 March, which reflects international consensus behind the UK's position.

Vital elements for a lasting peace include:

• the release of all hostages;
• the formation of a new Palestinian Government for the West Bank and Gaza, accompanied by an international support package;
• removing Hamas's capacity to launch attacks against Israel;
• Hamas no longer being in charge of Gaza; and,
• a political horizon which provides a credible and irreversible pathway towards a two-state solution.

The Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister have reiterated these messages in their contacts with Prime Minister Netanyahu and other senior Israeli political leaders, as well as leaders in Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia Lebanon, Egypt, and the UAE in recent weeks.

Found: Exception where the applicant holds an Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW) Document (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,

Found: Exception where the applicant holds an Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW) Document (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,

Found: Exception where the applicant holds an Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW) Document (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,

Found: the list comprised the following jurisdictions: American Samoa, Belize, Fiji, Guam, Marshall Islands, Oman

Found: 115.2 Niger 5.6 143.1 Nigeria 168.0 2,174.3 North Macedonia 5.7 71.7 Norway 145.0 1,874.9 Oman

Found: 26-28 June 1996: Passage 28 June -5 July 1996: Dubai, UAE 5 July 1996: Passage 6 July 1996: Wudam, Oman

Found: Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Morocco The Netherlands Norway Oman

Found: Exception where the applicant holds an Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW) Document (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,

Found: respondents identified as having no religion, while 46.4% identified as Christian (Church of Scotland, R oman