Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Bahrainian Government on the case of Sheikh Isa Qassim.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued a statement at the time, expressing concern at the revocation of Sheikh Isa Qassim’s nationality. We have also raised this at Ministerial level. Sheikh Isa is currently the subject of a separate, ongoing court case. Embassy officials have attended every hearing in this trial to date and we will continue to monitor the case closely.