Baroness Warsi: ...participation of ordinary people across the region. We have heard today about where progress has been made, for example in Tunisia and Algeria, which my noble friend Lord Risby referred to, and in Bahrain, which was referred to by the noble Lords, Lord Noon and Lord Luce. The momentous changes we have seen across the Middle East and north Africa are at their core about the people of the...
Hugh Robertson: ...through the Qods Force has played a considerable part in the conflict in Syria. That is not the only example by any means of Iran’s malign influence in the area; it has been seen recently in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and right around the Arabian peninsula. That will have to be addressed if relations with Iran are to be normalised in any meaningful way. I guess that the question about the...
Baroness Tonge: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Bahrain concerning the release from prison of human rights activist Rihanna al Mousawi.
Alex Cunningham: ...do not know how harmful second-hand smoke is. Other hon. Members have already covered that point, so I will not repeat it. There are international precedents for action: South Africa, Mauritius and Bahrain have all outlawed smoking in cars with a child present, as have seven of the eight states or territories of Australia, nine—I understand it is soon to become 10—of the 13 states in...
Baroness Tyler of Enfield: ...review from this year which listed the countries which already have bans of this type in place. It includes Canadian provinces, Australian states, six of the US states, Mauritius, South America, Bahrain and Puerto Rico. I say that to emphasise that it can be done. It is being done in other parts of the world. Of course, they all have their own ways of doing things. I suspect that none of...
Baroness Warsi: ...1 Mali 1 Peru 1 1 Egypt 1 1 1 Czech Rep 1 Senegal 1 Iran 1 Bahrain 1 Guyana 1
Mark Simmonds: ...to a chemical weapons programme and we have seen no subsequent information to suggest that the goods were diverted to such a programme. My right hon. Friend also referred to the important issue of Bahrain. We continue to have concerns about human rights, but improvements made since 2011 should be noted, especially progress in judicial and security sector reform. I acknowledge and accept,...
Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of whether the UN is likely to approve a body to provide independent oversight to political reform in Bahrain following opposition to the National Commission appointed after the BICI report.
Julian Huppert: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Bahrain.
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Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of progress on the implementation of each recommendation in the report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry.
Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he intends to meet the delegation from Al Wefaq and other National Democratic Opposition parties of Bahrain during its January 2014 visit to the UK.
Lord Taylor of Holbeach: ... 0 0 0 Oceania Australia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Europe Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Europe Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Americas Bahamas, The 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Middle East Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Asia Bangladesh 202 13 18 32 8 14 71 Americas Barbados 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Europe Belarus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Europe Belgium 0 0 0 0 0...
Mark Francois: ...mission on an opportunity basis. The current mandate for the operation expires at the end of 2014. The UK provides a one-star commander and a ship to the US-led Combined Maritime Force 151 based in Bahrain, on an enduring basis. The task force conducts counter-piracy operations as part of its maritime security role.
Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise with his Bahraini counterparts access for Mr Abdulwahab Hussain to appropriate medical treatment while he is in prison.
Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the treatment of Hasan Mashaima and Abduljalil Al-Singace and of their access to their families.
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what meetings officials in his Department have held with the government and civil society organisations in Bahrain concerning human rights; and if he will make a statement.
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his Department's policy is on the sale of crowd control equipment to Bahrain; and if he will make a statement.
Andrew Murrison: The UK has Defence Sections attached to 75 diplomatic missions in 74 countries: Afghanistan Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain Baltic States (Estonia) Bangladesh Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Burma Canada Chile China Colombia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Ethiopia France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece India Indonesia Iraq Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya...
Hugh Robertson: ...Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), met Foreign Minister Dr Al-Qirbi in the margins of the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain on 7 December. They discussed the implications of the attack, and how the UK could best target our substantial programme of assistance to Yemen. The Government has also conveyed our...