Mentions:
1: Lord Scriven (LD - Life peer) Recently, we have seen sportswashing Olympics held in China and Russia; Gulf states, such as Saudi Arabia - Speech Link
2: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) Arabia and Qatar.A BBC estimate suggests that Saudi Arabia has invested some £5 billion in sport since - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Stroud (Con - Life peer) To see this, look at three nations: Iran, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) There are at least three such child defendants now in Saudi Arabia, despite its promises to stop sentencing - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Zarah Sultana (Lab - Coventry South) Since being elected, I have raised the issue of arms licences for regimes such as Saudi Arabia, which - Speech Link
2: Brendan Clarke-Smith (Con - Bassetlaw) Israel was looking at a deal on relations with Saudi Arabia, so the hon. - Speech Link
Found: In 2020 Saudi Arabia set up the Red Sea Council (formally known as the Council of Arab and African Coastal
Mentions:
1: James Heappey (Con - Wells) The overseas ammunition acquisition plan from previous years remains broadly as it was, which amounts - Speech Link
2: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) Arabia—with the specific intention of trying to resolve the problem that he describes. - Speech Link
3: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) Arabia and Egypt, given the crisis in the middle east; HMS Diamond, to thank the ship’s crew; and our - Speech Link
4: Sarah Atherton (Con - Wrexham) Does that community benefit apply entirely for the UK, or are overseas companies and their communities - Speech Link
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: almost 200 people executed, 81 in a single day, in Saudi Arabia that year, often after trials which
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: Gulf dictators’ ability, especially in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, to immediately deploy enormous
Written Evidence Dec. 18 2023
Inquiry: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North AfricaFound: In March, Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to re-establish diplomatic ties after years of tension.
Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) I have had the opportunity to join him on visits to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt, as well - Speech Link
2: Lord Ricketts (XB - Life peer) Part of that package should be a peace deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, which would enable Israel - Speech Link
3: Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Lab - Life peer) What will be the role of the key Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia, in bringing stability and prosperity - Speech Link
4: Baroness Morris of Bolton (Con - Life peer) Arabia, to forge a path to peace. - Speech Link
5: Lord Mitchell (Lab - Life peer) Following the initial success of the Abraham accords, full diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia were - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds North West) like land-based aid. - Speech Link
2: Sheryll Murray (Con - South East Cornwall) I am the chair of the British overseas territories all-party parliamentary group. - Speech Link
3: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) What steps he is taking to support effective governance in the British overseas territories. - Speech Link
4: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) Friend in his place, and continuing with his strong interest in our overseas territories. - Speech Link
5: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) I speak regularly to counterparts in the African Union, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, and - Speech Link