Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 2 September 2013.
Conor Burns
Conservative, Bournemouth West
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the government of Bahrain's implementation of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry's recommendations.
Alistair Burt
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Our ambassador and his team regularly discuss implementation of the recommendations of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) and the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review with the Government of Bahrain, including the Minister of Justice, who heads the BICI Follow-up Unit, The unit published two reports last year which detailed progress made since the BICI presented its recommendations to HM King in November 2011. While progress has been made in certain areas, there is still more that needs to be done and we continue to raise this with the Bahraini authorities. We remain supportive of the reforms already underway and will continue to offer technical assistance where appropriate to help bring long-term stability to the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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