Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the Government of Uganda on that government’s possible reintroduction of the death penalty; and if he will make a statement.

The death penalty was never abolished in Uganda and it remains on the statute books for 28 crimes. However, no civilian executions have been carried out since 1999 and none under court martial since 2002. The British Government continues to urge the Government of Uganda not to implement death sentences and to move towards a formal moratorium. We have taken note of President Museveni's comments and will monitor developments in country.