Question follow-through · 47640

Bahrain: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Bahrain on Bahrain’s political isolation laws.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
24 Apr 2025
Target answer date
30 Apr 2025
Answer
8 May 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Bahrain on Bahrain’s political isolation laws.

  2. 30 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Foreign Secretary has not discussed this with his Bahraini counterpart.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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