Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the issue of respect for human rights is reflected in the programme for the UK-UAE Year of Culture.

The agreed themes of the UK-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Year of Culture season are Next Generation, Community and Inclusion.

Through the Inclusion and Community themes, the British Council aims to make the UK-UAE Year of Culture programme accessible to all sectors of society, including those with special needs, the elderly and disabled.

The Next Generation theme focuses on capacity building for the UAE youth to enable them to participate fully in society.