Nicholas Brown – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Brown on 2014-05-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the government of Qatar about working conditions for those constructing FIFA World Cup 2022 stadiums.

Hugh Robertson

I raised concerns about migrant workers’ conditions with the Qatari authorities during my visit to Doha on 8-9 January. Our Ambassador and other officials have raised the issue on previous occasions and will continue to do so.