Written question asked by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Thursday, 14 April 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 April 2022. It was answered by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 April 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Tunisia: Politics and Government

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to President Kais Saied of Tunisia on his decisions to (a) dissolve the Tunisian Assembly of Representatives and (b) put MPs on trial for participating in a virtual meeting of parliament.

Answer: The UK has expressed its views regarding the political situation in Tunisia, bilaterally and through statements on behalf of G7 Ambassadors. We engage regularly with representatives of the government in the country, most recently on 7 April when the British Ambassador to Tunisia met Foreign Minister Jerandi, and on 1 March when she called on Prime Minister Najla Bouden. The Minister for North Africa, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, also raised these issues during a meeting with the Tunisian Ambassador to London on 4 April.

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