Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations were made by the Foreign Secretary to the government of Singapore during his visit in January 2019 to press for the abolition of the death penalty there.

The Foreign Secretary visited Singapore on 2-4 January 2019. He held bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Foreign Minister Balakrishnan. The main focus was on post-Brexit trade, regional security, the rules-based international system and long-term UK/Singapore cooperation. He also raised judicial corporal punishment. The Singapore government is fully aware of our position on corporal punishment and the death penalty. We continue to raise these issues at the highest levels.