Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Moroccan Ambassador on the opinion of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calling for the immediate release of the Saharawi journalist, Walid Salek El Batal.

Support for human rights is a priority around the world, and we raise human rights issues with the Moroccan Government accordingly. We note the opinion of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Walid Salek El Batal.