Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2021 to Question 155443 on Sultana Khaya, if he will instruct the HM Ambassador to Morocco to raise with the Moroccan Government the throwing of stones at (a) Sultana Khaya and (b) other human rights defenders.

We are aware of reports concerning Sultana Khaya. Support for human rights and human rights defenders is a priority around the world, and we continue to raise human rights issues with the Moroccan Government accordingly.