China: Capital Punishment
Commons · Question 41014 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in the People's Republic of China on the execution of four Canadian nationals earlier this year.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 1 Apr 2025
The UK is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. This Government believes that the death penalty's use undermines human dignity, that there is no conclusive evidence of its deterrent value, and that any miscarriage of ...