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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-09more like thismore than 2018-01-09
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 Ethiopia: Political Prisoners more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage the government of Ethiopia to free political prisoners. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Ahmed remove filter
uin HL4532 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>We welcome the recent announcement by the Ethiopian Prime Minister on reforms to open up political dialogue, including the planned release of some imprisoned politicians. The British Government is in close contact with the Ethiopian authorities to seek more information on what this will mean in practice, including for British nationals currently imprisoned in Ethiopia. The UK has repeatedly raised human rights concerns with the Ethiopian government, including around the arrest and imprisonment of people for their political views.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-18T12:31:53.777Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-18T12:31:53.777Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
3470
label Biography information for Lord Ahmed more like this