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984874

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the prison conditions experienced in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	177777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The British Government monitors events in Bahrain closely. Where we have concerns on specific issues, including prison conditions, we raise these with the Bahraini authorities. We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the relevant human rights oversight bodies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/10/2018 16:14:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

887167

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports his Department has received on prison conditions in Bahrain and the withdrawal of prisoners' visiting rights, personal effects and other restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	136731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government monitors events in Bahrain closely. When we have concerns on specific issues, including prison conditions, we raise these at an appropriately senior level. We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the relevant human rights oversight bodies. We encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments.</p><p>The UK's support to Bahrain's reform programme includes strengthening independent oversight bodies such as the Ministry of Interior Ombudsman and the Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission which provide oversight of police conduct and detention standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/04/2018 16:37:28 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

882347

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on trends in the prison conditions for (a) the Bahrain 13 and (b) other prisoners in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	135335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government monitors events in Bahrain closely. Where we have concerns on specific issues, including prison conditions, we raise these at an appropriately senior level with the Bahraini authorities. We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the relevant human rights oversight bodies. We continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments.</p><p>The UK's support to Bahrain's reform programme includes strengthening independent oversight bodies such as the Ministry of Interior Ombudsman and the Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission which provide oversight of police conduct and detention standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/04/2018 14:01:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

604816

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department advised the Northern Ireland Executive on human rights concerns and other sensitivities for Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas Ltd undertaking a contract for Bahrain's prison system.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	49202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to assist Bahrain in their reform agenda including by working with the Northern Ireland Cooperation Overseas programme, whose aims are to assist the Government of Bahrain to bring its justice system into compliance with international standards. The UK Government continues to have frank discussions with the Government of Bahrain about our concerns on human rights cases. We continue to encourage the Bahraini authorities to respect the rights of all its citizens and we have encouraged them to protect the universal rights of freedom of expression most recently at the UN Human Rights Commission meeting in September.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/10/2016 13:44:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

604818

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has received representations from Northern Ireland authorities on potential human rights, reputational implications and other concerns for the Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas Ltd undertaking a contract to work for the Bahraini prison system.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	49201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to assist Bahrain in their reform agenda including by working with the Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas programme whose aims are to assist the Government of Bahrain to bring its justice system into compliance with international standards. We enjoy a close relationship with the Devolved Administrations and would certainly work with the Northern Ireland authorities on any issue.</p><p>The UK Government continues to have frank discussions with the Government of Bahrain at all levels about our concerns on some cases brought against political opposition members and human rights activists.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/10/2016 13:34:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

604819

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Reprieve report, entitled Belfast to Bahrain: the Torture Trail and its findings of work carried out by Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas Ltd in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	49279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>​The UK Government continues to assist Bahrain in their reform agenda including by working with the Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas (NICO) programme. Our and NICO's aims are to assist the Government of Bahrain to bring its justice system into compliance with international standards. All of NICO's work in Bahrain is regularly monitored and reviewed and continues to comply with rigorous UK human rights standards, which are in line with international human rights law. The impact of their work has been and continues to be positive.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/10/2016 13:37:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

388213

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will review the assistance that his Department provides to Bahrain for prison reform.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK is providing a wide range of technical assistance to the Government of Bahrain to support its reform programme. FCO officials evaluate training programmes on a regular basis to ensure that projects are on track for delivery and to assess their impact. Bahrain has made progress in its reforms, but more needs to be done to implement fully the recommendations of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry and UN Universal Period Review. The UK remains committed to supporting Bahrain in this process.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/07/2015 15:02:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter