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1315158

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date	17/05/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the recent increase in attacks against Hindu people and temples in Bangladesh; and what recent steps his Department has taken to support freedom of religion or belief in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	2266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK government is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities. Promoting the right to FoRB is one of the UK's longstanding human rights priorities.</p><p>We are concerned at the recent attacks against Hindu sites in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a human rights priority country for the FCDO, and Ministers and our High Commission in Dhaka regularly raise human rights concerns as part of continued dialogue with the Government of Bangladesh. The UK supports community leaders in Bangladesh to address the causes and effects of inter-religious, ethnic and political conflict. Our development programming supports citizen groups in 31 districts across the country to come together to resolve grievances, mitigate religious violence and advocate for inclusive and peaceful co-existence.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 25/05/2021 16:19:32 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1313063

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	UN World Conference against Racism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government's policy is on participating in the Durban IV commemorative events at the UN General Assembly in September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is committed to combatting all forms of racism, including anti-Semitism, both at home and abroad. We believe that one of the most effective ways to tackle injustices and advocate respect among different religious and racial groups is to encourage all states to uphold their human rights obligations. Some of the anti-Semitic actions and speeches in and around the Durban conference and its various follow-up events gave rise to serious concerns. We will consider UK attendance in the light of developments between now and the commemoration event, including the likelihood of any recurrence.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary recently reaffirmed the UK's condemnation to anti-Semitism during a debate in the House of Commons on 20 April 2021, and I raised my opposition to anti-Semitism during a Westminster Hall Debate on 26 November 2020. We also delivered a statement at the United Nations General Assembly in November expressing concern about the rise of anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination in the wake of Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 17/05/2021 15:48:32 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1313064

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	UN World Conference against Racism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the text of the agreed Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the 2001 World Conference Against Racism constituted a breach of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is committed to combatting all forms of racism, including anti-semitism, both at home and abroad. We believe that one of the most effective ways to tackle injustices and advocate respect among different religious and racial groups is to encourage all states to uphold their human rights obligations. Some of the anti-Semitic actions and speeches in and around the Durban conference and its various follow-up events gave rise to serious concerns. We will consider UK attendance in the light of developments between now and the commemoration event, including the likelihood of any recurrence.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary recently reaffirmed the UK's condemnation to anti-semitism during a debate in the House of Commons on 20 April 2021, and I raised my opposition to anti-semitism during a Westminster Hall Debate on 26 November 2020. We also delivered a statement at the United Nations General Assembly in November expressing concern about the rise of anti-semitism and other forms of discrimination in the wake of Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 17/05/2021 15:42:06 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1277799

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	India: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps he is taking to strengthen UK relations with India.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	911013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering the quantum leap in our bilateral relationship with India that our Prime Ministers have pledged to achieve.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary led efforts to strengthen UK relations with India during his visit to India in December. With his counterpart, the Foreign Secretary discussed important new UK-India collaboration across trade and investment, defence and security, climate change and health, to be agreed in a joint Roadmap to 2030.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/01/2021 15:23:23 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman