Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Attorney General in the Sudanese Government to intervene in the case of Noura Hussein and to prevent the death penalty being reinstated.

I personally raised our concerns related to Noura's case with the Sudanese Foreign Minister on 12 June. Additionally, the British Ambassador to Sudan continues to raise at the highest levels the need for significant improvements in women's rights and an end to forced marriage. We will continue to monitor closely any future developments in relation to Noura's case and to raise human rights concerns with the Government of Sudan.