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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-03-14more like thismore than 2018-03-14
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a statement on the right to freedom of religion or belief in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Joint Communiqué. more like this
tabling member constituency Stafford remove filter
tabling member printed
Jeremy Lefroy more like this
uin 132480 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-03-21more like thismore than 2018-03-21
answer text <p>We are currently working with fellow member states to negotiate the communiqué for next month's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. While it would be inappropriate to comment on those negotiations, the UK considers freedom of religion and belief to be one of the Commonwealth's core values.</p><p>Encouraging member states to uphold the values and principles enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter – which include freedom of religion as well as democracy, freedom of expression, the rule of law and opposition to all forms of discrimination – will be an important part of April's summit.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire remove filter
answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-03-21T17:22:01.737Zmore like thismore than 2018-03-21T17:22:01.737Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
tabling member
4109
label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy more like this