To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what response she has made to the decision of the Iraqi Appeals Chamber hearing in the case of Taha Yassin Ramadan; what representations she has received, and from whom, on this case; and if she will make a statement. (129569)

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary did not receive any direct representations in this case. The EU presidency, on behalf of all member states and the European Commission, reiterated its opposition to the death penalty to the Government of Iraq and requested that Taha Yassin Ramadan’s sentence be commuted. We repeated our concerns to the Government of Iraq on 19 March.