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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-05more like thismore than 2014-11-05
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development remove filter
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Egypt remove filter
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect on the UK's funding of civil society programmes and organisations in Egypt of the revision to Article 78 of the Egyptian Penal Code and restrictions on NGO's access to foreign funding; and what contingency plans she has put in place. more like this
tabling member constituency Cynon Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Ann Clwyd more like this
uin 213552 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-11more like thismore than 2014-11-11
answer text <p>During his meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shukri on 27 October 2014, the Foreign Secretary raised the need to safeguard space for civil society in order to fulfil the Government of Egypt’s stated commitment to inclusive governance. At Egypt’s Universal Periodic Review on 5 November 2014, the UK representative to the United Nations recommended that the provisions in the Egyptian constitution for freedom of civil society in Egypt are fully implemented through a revised NGO law that is in line with international standards.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency New Forest West more like this
answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-11T16:28:03.0012897Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-11T16:28:03.0012897Z
answering member
55
label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne remove filter
tabling member
553
label Biography information for Ann Clwyd more like this