Written questions

Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment

Commons · Question 73535 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Saudi counterpart on the cases of seven Egyptian nationals facing execution for non-lethal drug offences.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 17 Sep 2025

The UK strongly opposes the death penalty in all countries and circumstances. We regularly discuss human rights with the Saudi authorities, including individual cases of concern. I raised the cases of several Egyptian nationals with the Saudi authorities ...