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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-07more like thismore than 2014-07-07
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 Burma more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to incorporate discussion of torture, sexual violence and other war crimes and crimes against humanity and other human rights violations in the military training provided to the Burmese army by the United Kingdom. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool remove filter
uin HL856 remove filter
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answer text <p>Our defence engagement with Burma is focussed on the core principles of democratic accountability, international law and human rights. UK provision of defence training to the Burma Army is limited to non-combat related academic courses. This has included a course entitled “Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context” (MDWSC). The MDWSC covers the UK model of democratic accountability, the importance of good governance in defence and the significance of professionalism in a nation’s Armed Forces, including observation of human rights obligations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Warsi remove filter
question first answered
less than 2014-07-21T13:25:37.2453299Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-21T13:25:37.2453299Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Warsi more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this