Saudi Arabia Debate

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Tom Brake

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Saudi Arabia

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Points of Order
Tuesday 5th January 2016

(8 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Tobias Ellwood Portrait Mr Ellwood
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We were not informed when the executions would take place, and once they did we were in touch with the authorities immediately.

Tom Brake Portrait Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD)
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The Minister said that the UK Government had no role in securing the chairmanship of the United Nations Human Rights Council for Saudi Arabia. Following the execution of 47 people in a judicial process widely deemed to be grossly unjust and deeply flawed, and with the threat of execution hanging over Abdullah al-Zaher and Dawood Hussein al-Marhoon, will the UK Government now be lobbying to get Saudi Arabia to stand down from that chairmanship?

Tobias Ellwood Portrait Mr Ellwood
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No, we will not.

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