Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to put pressure on the government of Afghanistan to ensure that Peter and Barbie Reynolds (1) receive legal assistance and (2) are allowed regular and frequent contact with family members, in accordance with the fundamental freedoms set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are supporting the family of Peter and Barbara Reynolds who are detained in Afghanistan. The Minister for the Middle East met their family on 2 April and 25 June. Our priority is ensuring their welfare. In all consular cases, we take all allegations of mistreatment extremely seriously and will always raise these with the relevant authorities with the individuals' consent. We are unable to provide comment on the detail of individual consular cases in line with relevant UK data protection legislation: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office/about/personal-information-charter.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the warning from a group of UN human rights experts that Peter and Barbie Reynolds could die in “degrading conditions” in Afghanistan unless they are moved to hospital for medical treatment.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are supporting the family of Peter and Barbara Reynolds who are detained in Afghanistan. The Minister for the Middle East met their family on 2 April and 25 June. Our priority is ensuring their welfare. In all consular cases, we take all allegations of mistreatment extremely seriously and will always raise these with the relevant authorities with the individuals' consent. We are unable to provide comment on the detail of individual consular cases in line with relevant UK data protection legislation: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office/about/personal-information-charter.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to put pressure on the government of Afghanistan to ensure that Peter and Barbie Reynolds receive the healthcare they need in line with the United Nation’s Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are supporting the family of Peter and Barbara Reynolds who are detained in Afghanistan. The Minister for the Middle East met their family on 2 April and 25 June. Our priority is ensuring their welfare. In all consular cases, we take all allegations of mistreatment extremely seriously and will always raise these with the relevant authorities with the individuals' consent. We are unable to provide comment on the detail of individual consular cases in line with relevant UK data protection legislation: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office/about/personal-information-charter.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussion they have had with other governments in the region of Afghanistan to secure the release of Peter and Barbie Reynolds from imprisonment.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are supporting the family of Peter and Barbara Reynolds who are detained in Afghanistan. The Minister for the Middle East met their family on 2 April and 25 June. Our priority is ensuring their welfare. In all consular cases, we take all allegations of mistreatment extremely seriously and will always raise these with the relevant authorities with the individuals' consent. We are unable to provide comment on the detail of individual consular cases in line with relevant UK data protection legislation: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office/about/personal-information-charter.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the imprisonment in Afghanistan of Peter and Barbie Reynolds.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are supporting the family of Peter and Barbara Reynolds who are detained in Afghanistan. The Minister for the Middle East met their family on 2 April and 25 June. Our priority is ensuring their welfare. In all consular cases, we take all allegations of mistreatment extremely seriously and will always raise these with the relevant authorities with the individuals' consent. We are unable to provide comment on the detail of individual consular cases in line with relevant UK data protection legislation: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office/about/personal-information-charter.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to revise any future Official Development Assistance for Afghanistan in the light of the imprisonment of Peter and Barbie Reynolds.

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has no plan to revise Official Development Assistance for Afghanistan in response to any detentions of British nationals. Our aid is targeted to reach those most in need and none goes directly to or through the Taliban.