Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2022 to Question 92356 on Bahrain: Elections, for what reasons he considers the election of Nuwab members to be democratic.

The election of members to the Nuwab is an important democratic element of Bahrain's political system. The parliamentary elections which took place in Bahrain on 12 and 19 November were monitored by a variety of local NGOs and civil society groups. The elections were peaceful and orderly, with polling stations widely accessible for the electorate to cast their votes.