Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps his Department has made to secure the release from prison in Bahrain of Hassan Mushaima.

​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our Embassy in Bahrain have raised the case of Hassan Mushaima with the Bahraini authorities at senior levels. His imprisonment is a matter for the Bahraini authorities.The UK enjoys a close relationship with the Government of Bahrain which allows us to speak honestly about a range of issues, including human rights.