Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister made representations to the Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia on the prison sentences given to (a) Salma al-Shehab and (b) Noura al-Qahtani during his meeting on 9 December 2024.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

I refer the Hon Member to the read-out of the meeting.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister discussed with the Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia the (a) application of (i) Juvenile Law 2018 and (ii) Royal Decree 2020 and (b) risk of (A) the re-imposition of a death sentence on Abdullah al-Howaiti and (B) potential execution of Abdullah al-Derazi during their meeting on 9 December 2024.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

I refer the Hon Member to the read-out of the meeting.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister raised the use of the death penalty for offences that do not meet international standards for the most serious crimes during his meeting with the (a) Prime Minister and (b) Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

I refer the Hon Member to the read-out of the meeting.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take in response to (a) the case of Sayed Hassan Jawad, (b) reports that political detainees in Jaw Prison had to be transferred to hospital and (c) other allegations of ill-treatment of political prisoners in Bahrain.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK maintains a dialogue with Bahrain on issues including detention and prison conditions at Jau. We encourage individuals alleging concerns about treatment in detention to report them to Bahrain's oversight bodies, which are established to deal with such matters. The FCDO has not raised the case of Sayed Hassan Jawad.

Found: Current membership Andy Slaughter (Labour; Hammersmith and Chiswick) (Chair) Josh Babarinde (Liberal

Found: Sarah Sackman KC MP Minister for Courts and Legal Services Andy Slaughter MP Chair, Justice Select

Found: Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice Andy Slaughter

Found: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice Andy Slaughter

Found: Justice Lord Timpson Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending Andy Slaughter

Found: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice Andy Slaughter

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Found: France London SW1H 9AJ Alex Davies-Jones MP Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State Andy Slaughter

Found: The Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice Andy Slaughter

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Andy Slaughter (Chair); Josh Babarinde; Mr Alex Barros- Curtis; Pam

Found: Letter from Andy Slaughter MP, Chair of the Committee to David Gauke, Chair of the Sentencing Review,

Found: Current membership Andy Slaughter (Labour; Hammersmith and Chiswick) (Chair) Josh Babarinde (Liberal

Found: Letter from Andy Slaughter MP, Chair of the Committee to Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions

Found: France London SW1H 9AJ Sarah Sackman KC MP Minister for Courts and Legal Services Andy Slaughter

Found: London SW1H 9AJ OFFICIAL Lord Timpson Minister of State for Justice Andy Slaughter

Found: Secretary of State Alex Davies-Jones MP Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State Andy Slaughter

Found: France London SW1H 9AJ OFFICIAL Lord Timpson Minister of State for Justice Andy Slaughter

Found: Letter from the Chair of the Committee, Andy Slaughter MP to the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, Lord Chancellor

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Andy Slaughter (Chair); Mr Alex Barros-Curtis; Linsey Farnsworth;

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