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Terms of Reference
Summary
Conclusions and recommendations
1 Introduction
Our inquiry
2 Broader context: UK ties with the Gulf
Historic ties with the Gulf States Ongoing interests UK Government policy: renewing ties The UK's support for reform and human rights in the Gulf A change of policy toward Gulf States?
Historic ties with the Gulf States
Ongoing interests
UK Government policy: renewing ties
The UK's support for reform and human rights in the Gulf
A change of policy toward Gulf States?
3 Bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia
Historical ties UK-Saudi diplomatic relationship today Shared interests Pursuing a 'strategic partnership' with Saudi Arabia People to people contacts and public opinion Engaging with the Saudi public Economic and commercial relations Saudi economy UK-Saudi trade and commercial relations Barriers to trade: visas Defence sales to Saudi Arabia Defence and security cooperation Counter-Terrorism Saudi Arabia as a foreign policy partner Diplomatic capacity Regional influence: a force for moderation? Shared interests Reform and human rights in Saudi Arabia: current situation Political reform Human rights Is Saudi Arabia reforming? How effectively is the UK supporting reform and human rights in Saudi Arabia? Strategy of engagement
Historical ties
UK-Saudi diplomatic relationship today
Shared interests Pursuing a 'strategic partnership' with Saudi Arabia
Shared interests
Pursuing a 'strategic partnership' with Saudi Arabia
People to people contacts and public opinion
Engaging with the Saudi public
Economic and commercial relations
Saudi economy UK-Saudi trade and commercial relations Barriers to trade: visas Defence sales to Saudi Arabia
Saudi economy
UK-Saudi trade and commercial relations
Barriers to trade: visas
Defence sales to Saudi Arabia
Defence and security cooperation
Counter-Terrorism
Saudi Arabia as a foreign policy partner
Diplomatic capacity Regional influence: a force for moderation? Shared interests
Diplomatic capacity
Regional influence: a force for moderation?
Reform and human rights in Saudi Arabia: current situation
Political reform Human rights
Political reform
Human rights
Is Saudi Arabia reforming?
How effectively is the UK supporting reform and human rights in Saudi Arabia?
Strategy of engagement
4 Bilateral relations with Bahrain
Why is Bahrain important? A divided society Close historical ties Brief summary of recent political history National dialogue UK response to events in Bahrain: testing times for UK-Bahrain relations? Criticism of the relationship People to people contact and public opinion Engaging with the public Trade and commercial relations Bahrain's economy UK-Bahrain trade Defence sales and export licences Cyber technology exports Defence and security relationship UK-Bahrain military cooperation Co-operation withdrawn? The UK's support for human rights and reform in Bahrain Ongoing violations UK engagement on human rights and reform since 2011 Too close to Bahrain? UK support for action by NGOs and International Organisations Bahrain's international context
Why is Bahrain important?
A divided society
Close historical ties
Brief summary of recent political history
National dialogue
UK response to events in Bahrain: testing times for UK-Bahrain relations? Criticism of the relationship
UK response to events in Bahrain: testing times for UK-Bahrain relations?
Criticism of the relationship
People to people contact and public opinion
Engaging with the public
Trade and commercial relations
Bahrain's economy UK-Bahrain trade Defence sales and export licences Cyber technology exports
Bahrain's economy
UK-Bahrain trade
Defence sales and export licences
Cyber technology exports
Defence and security relationship
UK-Bahrain military cooperation Co-operation withdrawn?
UK-Bahrain military cooperation
Co-operation withdrawn?
The UK's support for human rights and reform in Bahrain
Ongoing violations
UK engagement on human rights and reform since 2011
Too close to Bahrain?
UK support for action by NGOs and International Organisations
Bahrain's international context
5 FCO resources in the Gulf
Staff resources Arabic language skills
Staff resources
Arabic language skills
6 Future of UK-Gulf relations
Annexes
Annex A: Committee meetings in Riyadh and Manama Annex B: Informal meetings in the UK relevant to this inquiry
Annex A: Committee meetings in Riyadh and Manama
Annex B: Informal meetings in the UK relevant to this inquiry
Appendix 1: List of MOUs and treaties between the UK and Saudi Arabia
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of printed written evidence
List of additional written evidence Oral and Written Evidence
22 January 2013
29 January 2013
12 February 2013
5 March 2013
14 May 2013
18 June 2013
Written Evidence
Additional Written Evidence
