Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what recent representations he has made to his Qatari counterpart on the protection of human rights for migrant workers.

Our strong bilateral relations with Qatar allow us to raise a range of issues in our discussions, including how we can work together on migrant labour issues. We support the important legislative and administrative steps taken by Qatar to reform its labour laws, including on wage protection and improvements to exit visas. These have been recognised by the International Labour Organization and NGOs as a positive step.