Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the government of Dubai is holding approximately 450 migrant workers in detention centres pending forced deportation and subjecting them to harsh treatment and squalid conditions; and what representations they have made, if any, to the government of Dubai on this matter.

We encourage all states, including the United Arab Emirates, to uphold international human rights obligations. We are aware of these reports but have not raised this issue with the Dubai authorities.