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1716612

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of (a) the statement by Amnesty International entitled Bahrain: human rights activist faces trial in further prosecution for protesting travel ban, published on 3 May 2024, and (b) other reports by human rights organisations on that matter; and if he will make representations to his Bharani counterpart on ensuring that human rights are upheld.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	25365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO continues to follow matters that relate to human rights within Bahrain closely and is aware of the report by Amnesty International. We continue to draw upon a range of sources when assessing the situation in Bahrain. The UK remains committed to supporting reforms in Bahrain and to encouraging the government to meet its human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/05/2024 15:00:26 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1676512

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Human Rights Watch on 6 December that 13 people have been unfairly imprisoned in Bahrain, and what are the implications for the funding under the Gulf Strategy Fund given to Bahraini bodies which are accused of committing torture and whitewashing human rights abuses.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO follows matters that relate to human rights in Bahrain closely, is aware of reporting about the court proceedings referenced and continues to encourage allegations of torture or mistreatment to be reported to the appropriate national oversight body. We have previously been assured in other cases (where individuals linked to one charge are tried together) that an individual's right to separate legal representation of their choice is guaranteed by law. We remain committed to supporting reforms in Bahrain, including through the Gulf Strategy Fund, itself subject to robust oversight measures and rigorous risk assessments to ensure projects are effective, consistent with our values and in line with our human rights obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2023 16:26:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1672784

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government by what process the removal of Bahrain from the list of human rights priority countries in the 2022 FCDO Human Rights and Democracy Report, published on 13 July, was approved.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The process for the removal of Bahrain from the list of FCDO Human Rights Priority Countries was via a Ministerial Submission. The decision to remove Bahrain from the Human Rights Priority Country list reflects consistent and systemic progress in a range of human rights areas over a number of years, some of which have been directly supported by the UK. The UK remains committed to supporting reforms in Bahrain and to encouraging the government to meet its human rights commitments.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/12/2023 15:57:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1656549

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 47 of the 2022 Human Rights and Democracy Report published in July 2023, for what reason his Department removed Bahrain from the list of human rights priority countries.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	196369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The decision to remove Bahrain from the Human Rights Priority Country list reflects consistent and systemic progress in a range of human rights areas over a number of years, some of which have been directly supported by the UK. The UK remains committed to supporting reforms in Bahrain and to encouraging the government to meet its human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 14:26:10 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1656633

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2023 to Question 194645 on Bahrain: Prisoners, if he will publish his Department's assessment of what progress (a) has been made on and (b) on which areas of human rights by the Government of Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	196410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK draws upon a range of sources when assessing the human rights situation in Bahrain. We welcome the positive steps taken by the Government of Bahrain leading to progress in a number of human rights areas, some of which have been directly supported by the UK. This includes the development of Alternative Sentencing legislation (which has benefitted over 5,650 individuals to date), the introduction of open prisons, the implementation of a new juvenile justice system, and the establishment of specialist human rights oversight bodies. The UK remains committed to supporting reforms in Bahrain and to encouraging the government to meet its human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/09/2023 16:06:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1654069

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Human Rights and Democracy: The 2022 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Report, published in July 2023, CP 886, what the criteria were for the decision to remove Bahrain from the list of Human Rights Priority Countries.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	194937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>The decision to remove Bahrain from the Human Rights Priority Country list reflects consistent and systemic progress in a range of human rights areas over a number of years, some of which have been directly supported by the UK. The UK remains committed to supporting reforms in Bahrain and to encouraging the government to meet its human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/09/2023 07:57:11 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1654071

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Human Rights and Democracy: The 2022 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Report, published in July 2023, CP 886, when the government of Bahrain was first informed about the decision to remove that country from the list of Human Rights Priority Countries.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	194938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2023 answer text <p>As a courtesy, we informed the Government of Bahrain in the days before the Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report was published. The Report, which details the situation in Human Rights Priority Countries, is retrospective and covers activity during the previous calendar year (2022). The decision to remove Bahrain from the list reflects consistent and systemic progress in a range of human rights areas over a number of years. The UK remains committed to supporting reforms in Bahrain and encouraging the government to meet its human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/07/2023 09:04:59 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1644602

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for its policy of the support to Bahrain's oversight bodies including the (a) National Institute for Human Rights and (b) Ministry of Interior's Ombudsman office in the context of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy's complaint of 29 January 2023 and published on 14 June 2023 against Bahrain's Interior Ministry in the case of (i) Haider Al-Mulla, (ii) Hamid Jaafar Mohammed and (iii) Jassim Khalil Al-Saffar.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	189607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is aware of the complaint issued by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy on 29 January 2023. The UK's close relationship with Bahrain allows us to work together to improve human rights in Bahrain, including supporting the development of oversight bodies. We engage these organisations regularly, including with respect to individual cases, welcome their assurances and urge their continued transparency.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 22/06/2023 12:39:50 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1643429

registered interest
date	09/06/2023
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of human rights concerns in Bahrain on diplomatic relations between the UK and Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	188746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>Bahrain is an important partner to the UK and we have a close and long-standing relationship. We benefit from a genuine and open dialogue in which we work together on a range of issues of mutual benefit, including defence, security, trade and investment, and human rights. The FCDO remains committed to supporting Bahrain's human rights reforms, including through projects delivered via the Gulf Strategy Fund. The FCDO's most recent assessment of the human rights situation in Bahrain is in the annual 2021 FCDO Human Rights and Democracy Report, published in December 2022.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 19/06/2023 15:33:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1611774

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether HM Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Interior Minister of Bahrain discussed (a) human rights and (b) political prisoners' cases during their meeting on 2 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	181318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO follows matters that relate to human rights within Bahrain closely, including some individual cases. UK Ministers and senior officials regularly raise sensitive issues. Recently the Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, discussed a range of human rights issues and individual cases during his visit to Bahrain on Sunday 12 February. We also encourage those with issues to raise them directly with the appropriate Bahraini independent oversight body.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 181320 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:50:02 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill