In the Lords

My Lords, to my knowledge, this issue was raised in discussions in Saudi Arabia, particularly in relation to ease of access and transport fo

My Lords, on 20 December, the Foreign Secretary hosted her Gulf Cooperation Council counterparts.

My Lords, no aspect of our relationship with Saudi Arabia prevents us speaking frankly about human rights.

My Lords, the full communiqué has been published on the government website but, in relation to the death penalty, in October last year my no

My Lords, I assure the noble Lord that we continue to monitor and raise the case of Dr Abduljalil al-Singace as well as many others with the

As I said, we have a good, full and frank relationship with our Saudi Arabian allies.

My Lords, I may not have heard the beginning of the question correctly; I think it was about whether the countries visited permit the kind o

My Lords, the UK has always believed that reform will be the guarantor of longer-term stability in the region—that we are more likely to bri

My noble friend is exactly right, and that is very much the view of the British Government.

My Lords, if we were to apply—honestly and rigorously—the same criteria, there would be very few members of the Human Rights Council remaini