Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to reports of the discontinuance of dental treatment for political prisoner Ali AlHajee, on what date the Government last raised the case of Ali AlHajee with the Bahraini authorities; and if she will make representations to her Bahraini counterpart for the immediate continuation of Ali AlHajee’s dental treatment.

Responsibility for the provision of medical care to Ali Al Hajee lies with the Government of Bahrain, who have made clear that access to medical care for those in detention is guaranteed. We welcome these assurances from the Government of Bahrain. We encourage those with concerns about his detention to raise them with the oversight bodies.