Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2022 to Question 92357 on Bahrain: Political Prisoners, whether he raised (a) human rights and (b) the cases of (i) Hassan Mushaima, (ii) Abduljalil al-Singace, (iii) Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, (iv) Abdulwahab Husain, (v) Sheikh Mohammed Habib al-Muqdad, (vi) Mohammed Ramadhan or (vii) Husain Moosa by name during his meeting with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister on 19 November 2022.

The UK continues to follow developments on matters that relate to human rights within Bahrain. Our close and long-standing ties with Bahrain allow UK Ministers and senior officials to raise sensitive human rights issues, including individual cases, regularly, privately and effectively. The topic of human rights was raised in the Foreign Secretary's meetings with the Bahrain Foreign Minister on 19 November 2022 and with HRH the Crown Prince & Prime Minister of Bahrain on 20 November 2022.