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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2017-09-07more like thismore than 2017-09-07
answering body
Department for International Development remove filter
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Sudan: Sanctions remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian impact of sanctions on the people of Sudan. more like this
tabling member printed
The Lord Bishop of Leeds more like this
uin HL1464 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>HMG, through DFID, follows the humanitarian situation closely and provides over 550 thousand vulnerable people in Sudan with humanitarian assistance each year. DFID supports Sudan’s most vulnerable people to meet their basic needs, sustain their livelihoods, and build their resilience to crises.</p><p>We welcome the temporary suspension of US bilateral economic sanctions on Sudan, which if lifted permanently will support progress towards inclusive economic development for Sudan’s people. We encourage the Government of Sudan to continue to make the required progress to enable permanent lifting of US sanctions. The UK continues to apply the United Nations’ arms embargo and targeted sanctions in Darfur, as well as the European Union arms embargo on Sudan.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-09-18T11:34:55.5Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-18T11:34:55.5Z
answering member
1091
label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
4349
label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds more like this