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date	22/11/2018
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	Matthew Hedges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the authorities in the United Arab Emirates as a result of the sentencing of UK student Matthew Hedges.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	194586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>​​Following the court hearing on Wednesday 21 November, the Foreign Secretary released a statement and discussed Matthew Hedges' case with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the UK. I have also spoken to Deputy Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash, most recently on 23 November. We welcome the news of Mr Hedges' pardon. He has now returned to the UK and has reunited with his wife</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/11/2018 13:09:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1012411

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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	Matthew Hedges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to ascertain the (a) whereabouts and (b) health and well-being of Matthew Hedges following his sentencing.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	194587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the news of Mr Hedges' pardon. He has now returned to the UK and has reunited with his wife.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/11/2018 13:10:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw