A question on #TurkiAlJasser tabled by Lord Alton of Liverpool on 19-06-2025 has been answered by Lord Collins of Highbury.

Heading: Turki al-Jasser
Question ID: 1814749
UIN: HL8633
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-19
Asking Member ID: 738
Asking Member display name: Lord Alton of Liverpool
Asking Member handle: DavidAltonHL
Asking Member Twitter reference: @DavidAltonHL
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about the execution of Turki al-Jasser, and about the reported increase in executions, including for non-violent offences.
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Date answered: 2025-07-03
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Answering Member ID: 4222
Answering Member display name: Lord Collins of Highbury
Answering Member handle: Lord_Collins
Answering Member Twitter reference: @Lord_Collins
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Answer text: No aspect of our relationship with Saudi Arabia prevents us from speaking frankly about human rights and officials in our Embassy in Riyadh have raised Turki Al-Jasser's case with the Saudi authorities. The UK strongly opposes the death penalty in all cou...
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tweeted: true