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Sent: 17 September 2025 15:59
To: ONWURAH, Chi <chi.onwurah.mp@parliament.uk>
Subject: Written answer to your WPQ 74582 received from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (74582):
Question:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Saudi Arabia on the reported rise in executions in relation to non-violent drug-related offences. (74582)
Tabled on: 02 September 2025
Answer:
Mr Hamish Falconer:
The UK strongly opposes the death penalty in all countries as a matter of principle, and in all circumstances. Saudi Arabia is well aware of the UK’s opposition to the use of the death penalty. We regularly raise our concerns about the use of the death penalty with the Saudi authorities using a range diplomatic channels, at Ministerial level and through our Ambassador and our Embassy in Riyadh.
The answer was submitted on 17 Sep 2025 at 15:58.