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date	04/04/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Rakhine State Advisory Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress on implementing the Rakhine Advisory Commission's recommendations; and what steps he is taking to support those recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	240939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>The British Government welcomed the report of the Rakhine Advisory Commission and its recommendations. We note that the civilian government in Myanmar has accepted the recommendations contained within the report and we continue to push for full implementation. We recognise that the government has started work on responding to some of the recommendations, but there is still significant progress that needs to be made. We continue to offer assistance to the Myanmar Government to address the long term issues in Rakhine and deliver for all communities.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/04/2019 13:38:05 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1109419

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burundi: BBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken in response to the Burundi Government’s recent decision to withdraw the BBC’s Operating Licence for that country, and if his Department will make representations to protest against the decision.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	240589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>Freedom of the media is an essential quality of any functioning democracy. People must be allowed to discuss and debate issues freely, to challenge their governments, and to make considered decisions, informed by a strong and robust media. We therefore condemn the decision made by the Government of Burundi to revoke the BBC's operating license, particularly in light of the 2020 elections for which a free and independent media is vital. We strongly support the BBC's mission to bring high quality and impartial news to global audiences, including where free speech is limited. The Foreign Secretary has tweeted his disappointment and has urged the Government to reverse this decision. The UK Ambassador to Burundi and the UK Special Envoy to the Great Lakes are making representations to senior counterparts.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/04/2019 13:53:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1109484

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Najah Ahmed Yousif
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the validity of allegations that the Bahraini Embassy in London forged evidence against female activist Najah Yusuf by attributing to her tweets which were posted eight months after her conviction.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	240622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Bahrain and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continue to monitor the case of Najah Ahmed Yusuf and have raised her case at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain. I would also refer the Honourable Member to the statement made on 28 March by the Bahraini Government.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/04/2019 13:57:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle