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1547174

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Abdulhadi al-Khawaja
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports that imprisoned human rights defender Abdulhadi AlKhawaja is facing a series of new criminal charges in Bahrain as a result of his protest activities from within prison, what representations they will make to the government of that country (1) to raise concerns over any such action, and (2) to call for AlKhawaja’s immediate and unconditional release.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL3917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK continues to follow developments on matters that relate to human rights within Bahrain, including Al Khawaja's case. Our close and long-standing ties with Bahrain allow UK Ministers and senior officials to raise sensitive human rights issues, including cases, regularly, privately and effectively. Most recently the Foreign Secretary met with his Bahraini counterpart during the IISS Manama Dialogue in November 2022, where human rights was raised amongst other issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/12/2022 11:30:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1170202

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	Abduljalil al-Singace
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take to ensure that Dr Abduljalil al-Singace (1) receives the medical care he requires, (2) is free to attend hospital appointments without the imposition of shackles, and (3) is released.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the case of Abduljalil al-Singace. We have raised Dr al-Singace’s case at senior levels with the Government of Bahrain. The Bahraini Government has been clear in public statements that access to medical care for those in detention is guaranteed by the Constitution of Bahrain. The Government of Bahrain has also publically stated that Dr Al Singace’s health continues to be monitored by a number of specialist consultants at the Royal Medical Services Hospital, where he has had 82 medical appointments since 2011, as well as 258 appointments at the Public Security Health Centre.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/01/2020 15:10:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1174486

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Abduljalil al-Singace
	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 27 January (HL348) and following the joint statement by Human Rights Watch and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy on 8 October 2019 that “Bahrain’s authorities are failing to provide adequate medical care to high-profile prisoners”, (1) how many appointments Dr Abduljalil al-Singace has been able to attend without the imposition of shackles, and (2) what action they will take to ensure that he receives the medical care he requires in line with international standards.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>As stated in my answer to PQ HL348, we continue to monitor the case of Abduljalil al-Singace and raise his case at senior levels with the Government of Bahrain. The Bahraini Government has been clear in public statements that access to medical care for those in detention is guaranteed by the Constitution of Bahrain.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/02/2020 13:23:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1361555

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	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	Abduljalil al-Singace
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make a public statement calling on the government of Bahrain to release Dr Abduljalil AlSingace from prison.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL3213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>We continue to monitor and raise the cases of Dr Abduljalil al-Singace, Hassan Mushaima and others, as necessary, with the Bahraini Government as well as with the oversight bodies. We understand that Hassan Mushaima was offered conditional release from prison under an alternative sentence, but that he declined.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3214 question first answered 01/11/2021 13:42:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1367671

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	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	Abduljalil al-Singace
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed the imprisonment of activist Abduljalil Al Singace with the government of Bahrain; and if so, when was the most recent discussion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL3907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>We continue to monitor and raise the case of Dr Abduljalil al-Singace and others as necessary, with the Bahraini Government as well as with the oversight bodies.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/11/2021 15:25:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1421563

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2022
	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	Abduljalil al-Singace
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by (1) Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 23 November 2021 (HL3907), (2) the Minister for Europe on 19 November 2021 (UIN72473), and (3) the Minister for Europe on 9 December 2021 (UIN85206), for what reason they will not disclose the most recent date or dates when they raised the case of Dr Abduljalil al-Singace with their counterparts in Bahrain.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL6147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>We continue to monitor and regularly raise the cases of Dr Abduljalil al-Singace and others with the Bahraini Government as well as with the independent oversight bodies. We encourage those with concerns to raise them directly with the relevant oversight bodies.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/02/2022 16:10:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1471277

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2022
	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	Abduljalil al-Singace
	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 (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) on 22 February (122816), what plans they have, if any, to respond to a letter by 27 human rights organisations on 17 January which called on them to help resolve the case of Dr Abduljalil Alsingrace who is detained in Bahrain.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL1050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>Our apologies for the delay in responding to the letter in question, this was due to an administrative error. A response was issued on 22 June.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/07/2022 13:08:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1521516

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	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	Abduljalil al-Singace
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they plan to make, if any, to the government of Bahrain about the (1) imprisonment, and (2) prospects of release from imprisonment, of Dr Abduljalil al-Singace.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL2557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>We continue to monitor and discuss the case of Dr Abduljalil al-Singace and others as necessary, with the Bahraini Government as well as with the oversight bodies.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/10/2022 14:55:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1471278

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2022
	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	Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, what representations have they made to the government of Saudi Arabia regarding Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Saudi Arabia on charges relating to his social media activity; and what urgent representations they plan to make, if any, to the government of Saudi Arabia about concerns that he has been incommunicado since October 2021.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL1051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the case of Mr Abdulrahman al-Sadhan. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Ministers and senior officials regularly raise human rights in our engagement with the Saudi authorities. Minister Milling raised concern regarding the death penalty with the Saudi Ambassador on 23 May, and enquired into a specific high-priority case. Lord Ahmad also raised UK concerns about the death penalty with the Saudi Justice Minister on 6 June. We have consistently raised concerns about the use of solitary confinement, lack of family contact and allegations of torture in Saudi Arabia, and stressed the importance of due process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/06/2022 15:24:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1121609

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	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	Ali Hajji
	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 to secure medical treatment for Ali Alhajee, who resumed his hunger strike in Jau Prison on 5 April in protest at the continued failure of prison authorities to provide adequate medical treatment and meals in accordance with his dietary requirements.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL15260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our Embassy in Bahrain closely follow events in Manama. We are aware of the case of Mr Ali Al Hajee and allegations of mistreatment in detention, and have raised his case at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain.</p><p>We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to raise them with the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body and continue to encourage the oversight bodies in Bahrain to carry out thorough and swift investigations into any such claims.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/04/2019 12:06:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven