Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain concerning the medical treatment of political prisoner Hassan Mushaima, particularly in respect of (1) specialised medical care for diabetes, and (2) access to the results of his cancer scans; and, further to those discussions, what steps they will take to secure his release.

We continue to monitor the case of Hassan Mushaima. We have raised Mr Mushaima’s case at senior levels with the Government of Bahrain. The Bahraini Government has been clear in public statements that between 2011 and April 2019, Mr Mushaima had 397 appointments at the prison clinic and that he has been prescribed and is receiving 14 medicines on a regular basis, including some that were ordered from overseas specifically. Public statements have also confirmed that access to medical care for those in detention is guaranteed by the Constitution of Bahrain.