To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further representations has he made in the case of Younis Masih who was sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy. (154824)

Together with our EU partners, we most recently raised our concerns over the number of blasphemy cases and convictions—including the case of Younis Masih—with the Government of Pakistan in late June 2007. We also expressed our hope that the Government of Pakistan would take appropriate measures to protect effectively the rights of all minorities. The UK's opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances is well known.