The DUP leader said:
“Since 2022, David Nahle has been residing in Lebanon with his father, after being taken without his mother’s permission during a trip to Beirut. Since then, David’s mother, Catherine, has done what any mother would do—everything in her power to bring her son home to Northern Ireland and be reunited with him once again. We need to bring an end to the despair that Catherine endures by bringing little David back to Belfast.
To achieve this, we rely on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to stand by Catherine and support her by engaging with the Lebanese authorities. To date, proactive engagement and assistance have not been forthcoming. At Prime Minister’s Questions today, I raised this pressing issue with the Prime Minister, urging him to intervene and ensure that the Foreign Secretary provides Catherine with the support she needs to hold her son once more and bring him home where he belongs.
I welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment to ensure that Catherine will have the necessary meetings with relevant ministers. This must lead to a change in attitude within the Foreign Office, with every effort made to reunite this family.”