Question:
Mr. Mark Pritchard, MP (UK), PGA Board member
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will hold discussions with her counterparts in Commonwealth countries on ending the death penalty for (a) minors and (b) people who are mentally incapacitated. Tabled on 9 November 2021
Mr. Mark Pritchard MP
(United Kingdom)
Answer:
Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Minister for Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
It is the longstanding policy of the UK Government to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, especially in cases that do not meet the minimum standards defined by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. We regularly engage with governments, including in Commonwealth countries, on human rights and the death penalty. Answered on 19 November 2021
Rt Hon James Cleverly MP
(United Kingdom)
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