Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have taken steps to ensure that any funding they provide to counter-narcotics schemes in other countries, including Iran, Pakistan and The Gambia, promotes the removal of the death penalty.

The UK works with a range of international partners to combat the flow of illicit drugs. We do so to tackle the international drugs trade and minimise the threat it poses to the UK and its citizens. The UK Government takes its domestic and international human rights obligations seriously. We remain opposed to the use of the death penalty in all circumstances and are consistent in our communication with international partners on this issue. Promoting and safeguarding human rights is, and will remain, a fundamental component of our international work.