Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the capability of the Saudi Government to undertake a credible investigation into the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

The UK has made clear that Saudi Arabia must cooperate with Turkey and conduct a full and credible investigation. We ask for both the Turkish and Saudi investigations to be carried out thoroughly until responsibilities are clearly established and that there is proper accountability and due process for any crimes committed.

We take note of the Saudi statement of preliminary findings but we do not accept that the description of Mr Khashoggi's having died in a fight is a credible explanation. There remains an urgent need for clarification of exactly what happened on 2 October and thereafter. The Prime Minister made this point when she spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia on 24 October.