Question follow-through · 127908
Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment and Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will (a) publicly condemn the (i) human rights situation and (ii) use of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia and (b) make representations to her Saudi counterpart on (A)
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 16 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 27 Apr 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will (a) publicly condemn the (i) human rights situation and (ii) use of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia and (b) make representations to her Saudi counterpart on (A)
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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27 Apr 2026
Answer published
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 11 December 2025 in response to Question 97116. The UK continues to oppose the use of capital punishment in all circumstances.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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