May. 17 2024
Source Page: International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AIFound: Fahad Albalawi , Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) Denise
May. 17 2024
Source Page: International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AIFound: Fahad Albalawi , Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) Denise
Mentions:
1: Nickie Aiken (Con - Cities of London and Westminster) me explain to those who do not already know that Hajj is the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi - Speech Link
2: Nickie Aiken (Con - Cities of London and Westminster) is available online at actionfraud.police.uk.Every year, 25,000 British Muslims travel to Mecca in Saudi - Speech Link
Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make (a) an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of and (b) representations to his Saudi counterpart on the approval of new death sentences against minors in that country.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Saudi Arabia remains an FCDO Human Rights Priority Country, in part because of the continued use of the death penalty. The UK strongly opposes the death penalty in all countries and circumstances. During Saudi Arabia's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council on 22 January, the UK Government recommended that Saudi Arabia abolish the juvenile death penalty and conduct thorough investigations into individuals who may have been minors at the time of their alleged crimes. The Minister for the Middle East and Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, has also raised recent cases with the Saudi authorities as a priority, including in January with the President of the Human Rights Commission.
Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what (a) assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of and (b) representations he has made to his Saudi counterpart on the case of Manahel al-Otaibi.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The FCDO is closely monitoring the case of Manahel al-Otaibi and the British Embassy in Riyadh will continue to attempt to attend trials where possible. The Minister for the Middle East and Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon regularly raises individual freedom of expression cases with the Saudi authorities, alongside other human rights concerns, including in January with the President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission. Saudi Arabia remains a FCDO human rights priority country, in part due to continued restrictions on freedom of expression.
May. 16 2024
Source Page: Deputy PM leads largest UK business delegation for over a decadeFound: Deputy Prime Minister leads 450+ strong UK business delegation to Saudi Arabia for flagship summit
May. 16 2024
Source Page: £85 million pledged to tackle antibiotic emergencyFound: This is in partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has agreed to match this funding.
May. 16 2024
Source Page: £85 million pledged to tackle antibiotic emergencyFound: This is in partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has agreed to match this funding.
Written Evidence May. 15 2024
Inquiry: Climate change and securityFound: net zero by 2050 or 2060 will require the vast bulk of the oil and gas being produced by Russia, Saudi
May. 15 2024
Source Page: United Kingdom and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council: Economic and Social Pillar – Joint StatementFound: United Kingdom and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council: Economic and Social Pillar