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Written question asked by Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 March 2023. It was answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 29 March 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


India: Diplomatic Service

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people have had consular assistance in India in each of the last six months; and what proportion of those cases were in the state of Punjab.

Answer

The number of new assistance cases in India in each of the last 6 months is:

Month

September 2022

October 2022

November 2022

December 2022

January 2023

February 2023

Total

New Assistance cases in India

16

27

33

31

31

45

183

Figures for the state of Punjab are not available as our current case management system does not enable us to isolate data to a sub-national level.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
170703
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Diplomatic service India Punjab
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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