Mark has asked Foreign Office Ministers in the House of Commons if they will hold discussions with their counterparts in Commonwealth countries on ending the death penalty for minors and people who are mentally incapacitated.

James Cleverly, Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, responded as follows:

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.