Organs: Post-mortems

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that requests from the families of British nationals for the return of retained organs from overseas are progressed as quickly a

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1. 14 July 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that requests from the families of British nationals for the return of retained organs from overseas are progressed as quickly a

   Source: Commons

2. 20 July 2026

   Answer

   In any given year, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office provides information and assistance in around 6,000 cases where a British person has died overseas. Every death is a personal tragedy, and our consular staff aim to provide practical, com...

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