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1256510

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Loujain al-Hathloul
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 November (HL10225), what was the response of the government of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Ambassador to the UK to the concerns raised about the continued detention of women's rights defenders, including Loujain al-Hathloul.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL10871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The Saudi Ambassador took note of the UK's concerns. The Saudi Government outlined its position on the continued detention of women's rights defenders, including Loujain al-Hathloul, in interviews ahead of the G20 Summit. We continue to monitor the situation closely. On 29 November, the UK Ambassador for Human Rights and six European counterparts released a joint statement reiterating our call for the release of the women's rights defenders.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/12/2020 17:48:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1252164

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Loujain al-Hathloul
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Saudi Arabian counterpart on the release on medical and compassionate grounds of Loujain al-Hathloul.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	115494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>Our close relationship with Saudi Arabia allows us to raise our concerns about human rights, including on political detainees, in private and in public. We have expressed significant concerns about reports of continuing arrests and arbitrary detentions in Saudi Arabia. Our Ministers, Ambassadors and Embassy in Riyadh have raised concern over the continued detention of Women's Rights Defenders, including Loujain al-Hathloul, at senior levels with the Saudi authorities. We have consistently pressed for due process, raised concerns about the use of solitary confinement, lack of family contact and allegations of torture. I most recently raised the women's rights defenders' cases with the Saudi Ambassador to the UK on 16 November. We continue to raise concerns and are monitoring the situation closely.</p><p>The UK signed a statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 15 September. It noted our human rights concerns in Saudi Arabia, regretted the continued detention of Women's Human Rights defenders and called for the release of all political detainees.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 19/11/2020 17:00:13 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

1251104

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Loujain al-Hathloul
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 Saudi Arabia about the case of Loujain al-Hathloul.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL10225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK participated in the G20 Summit, where the Prime Minister set out his priorities of a coordinated global health response to the pandemic, a sustainable economic recovery, and ambitious action against climate change. As current G20 President, Saudi Arabia played a vital role in delivering a communique agreement on affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.</p><p>We work closely with international partners who share our human rights concerns. The UK signed a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 15 September, alongside 28 other countries, which called for the release of all political detainees. The UK, along with other embassies in Saudi Arabia, consistently attempts to attend all trials of women's rights defenders, but have been denied access since October 2018.</p><p>We have raised concern over the continued detention of women's rights defenders, including Loujain al-Hathloul, at senior levels, including on 16 November by the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa with the Saudi Ambassador to the UK. We continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL10226 HL10227 question first answered 25/11/2020 17:58:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1251105

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Loujain al-Hathloul
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise the case of Loujain al-Hathloul as part of the G20 Summit in November.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL10226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK participated in the G20 Summit, where the Prime Minister set out his priorities of a coordinated global health response to the pandemic, a sustainable economic recovery, and ambitious action against climate change. As current G20 President, Saudi Arabia played a vital role in delivering a communique agreement on affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.</p><p>We work closely with international partners who share our human rights concerns. The UK signed a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 15 September, alongside 28 other countries, which called for the release of all political detainees. The UK, along with other embassies in Saudi Arabia, consistently attempts to attend all trials of women's rights defenders, but have been denied access since October 2018.</p><p>We have raised concern over the continued detention of women's rights defenders, including Loujain al-Hathloul, at senior levels, including on 16 November by the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa with the Saudi Ambassador to the UK. We continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL10225 HL10227 question first answered 25/11/2020 17:58:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1251106

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Loujain al-Hathloul
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other (1) European, and (2) G20, governments about the case of Loujain al-Hathloul, as part of their participation in the G20 Summit in November.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL10227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK participated in the G20 Summit, where the Prime Minister set out his priorities of a coordinated global health response to the pandemic, a sustainable economic recovery, and ambitious action against climate change. As current G20 President, Saudi Arabia played a vital role in delivering a communique agreement on affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.</p><p>We work closely with international partners who share our human rights concerns. The UK signed a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 15 September, alongside 28 other countries, which called for the release of all political detainees. The UK, along with other embassies in Saudi Arabia, consistently attempts to attend all trials of women's rights defenders, but have been denied access since October 2018.</p><p>We have raised concern over the continued detention of women's rights defenders, including Loujain al-Hathloul, at senior levels, including on 16 November by the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa with the Saudi Ambassador to the UK. We continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL10225 HL10226 question first answered 25/11/2020 17:58:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1248525

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Loujain al-Hathloul
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about Loujain al-Hathloul, in particular about her access to family visits.
tabling member printed	Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
uin	HL9910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>Ministers, our Ambassador and Embassy in Riyadh have raised concern over the continued detention of Women's Rights Defenders, including Loujain al-Hathloul, at senior levels with the Saudi authorities. This was also raised by the Foreign Secretary during his recent trip to Saudi Arabia. We have consistently pressed for due process, raised concerns about the use of solitary confinement, lack of family contact and allegations of torture. The UK, along with other embassies in Saudi Arabia, consistently attempt to attend all trials of Women's Rights Defenders, but have been denied access since October 2018. The UK signed a statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 15 September, calling for the release of Women's Rights Defenders. I raised Women's Rights Defenders during my call with Dr Awwad al-Awwad, the President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, in June.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/11/2020 16:47:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

1132030

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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	Loujain al-Hathloul
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help secure the release of Loujain Al-Hathloul in Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	264376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>We are concerned that some women’s rights defenders, including Loujain al-Hathloul, remain in detention. We raise our concerns regularly and freely, using a range of Ministerial and diplomatic channels, including our Ambassador and Embassy team in Riyadh. The Foreign Secretary raised the detention of women’s rights defenders during his visit to Saudi Arabia in March. The UK was signatory to the joint statement on 7 March at the United Nations Human Rights Council which raised significant concerns about reports of continuing arrests and arbitrary detentions of human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia, including women's rights activists. The UK, along with other embassies in Saudi Arabia, requested and were denied access to the trials of women’s rights defenders that took place on 13 and 27 March.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/06/2019 16:46:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson