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1081679

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date	04/03/2019
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: Political Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of Bahrain about the suspension by Isa Town Prison of female political prisoners’ ability to make phone calls to their families.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL14212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report them to the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body. We continue to encourage these oversight bodies to carry out swift and thorough investigations into any such concerns or allegations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/03/2019 17:44:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1081680

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Hajer Mansoor Hassan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Middle East on 27 February (HC223509), whether they will make representations to the government of Bahrain about the access of political prisoner Hajer Mansoor Hassan to medical care; and what assessment they have made of reports that Ms Mansoor is being denied access to treatment she is entitled to under the constitution of Bahrain.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL14213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The British Embassy and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continue to follow the case of Ms Mansoor and have raised the issue of access to medical care with the Government of Bahrain at a senior level.</p><p>The Government of Bahrain have given categorical assurances that Ms Mansoor has received medical treatment and will continue to receive access to appropriate medical care, as guaranteed by the constitution of Bahrain.</p><p>We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report them to the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body. We continue to encourage these oversight bodies to carry out swift and thorough investigations into any such concerns or allegations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/03/2019 17:46:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1081681

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain about that country’s use of the death penalty.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL14214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>It is the UK's long-standing policy to oppose the use of the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle and the Government of Bahrain are fully aware of our position.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/03/2019 17:32:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1081682

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to raise concerns about the human rights situation in Bahrain at the 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, including in relation to that country’s (1) use of the death penalty, (2) revocation of the nationality of political dissidents, and (3) reprisals against human rights defenders.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL14215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>We welcome the commitment from Bahrain to work with the UN system and encourage them and the incoming UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to open a constructive dialogue to explore how better they can work together.</p><p>The depth and breadth of our relationship with Bahrain means we can, and do, express our concerns about human rights in a frank and open way at senior levels.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/03/2019 17:42:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven