In the Lords

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

I am very pleased that my answer was helpful.

I am afraid I do not know if there were discussions in relation to access to gas in Qatar, but I will ensure that the noble Lord’s question

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