Omar al-Bayoumi: Arrest and Extradition Debate

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Omar al-Bayoumi: Arrest and Extradition

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Monday 8th September 2025

(2 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Dan Jarvis Portrait Dan Jarvis
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I agree with the right hon. Gentleman that this is an important matter with wider ramifications. I will not commit to the formal review that he describes, but I commit to him, and to the House, that we will look carefully at the issues that have been raised and the points he makes, and I will endeavour to come back to him and others on this issue as soon as possible.

Julian Lewis Portrait Sir Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)
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Does the Minister accept that ever since the Saudi nationality of the vast majority of the 9/11 hijackers became known, there has been deep suspicion about the role of the then Saudi Government in the atrocity that took place? To what extent do the Government believe that the nature and attitude of the Saudi Government have changed over the past 24 years?

Dan Jarvis Portrait Dan Jarvis
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I hope that the right hon. Gentleman will understand that on this occasion, I want to look forward, rather than back. The United Kingdom Government hugely value the relationship that we have with Saudi Arabia, and I visited it relatively recently. It is an important regional partner, and we want to work as closely and constructively with it as we can.