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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-14more like thismore than 2016-04-14
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
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hansard heading Israel: Palestinians 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 discussions his Department has had with G4S on that company's adherence to the terms of the (a) Fourth Geneva Convention and (b) UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights related to the detention of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. more like this
tabling member constituency Edinburgh East remove filter
tabling member printed
Tommy Sheppard more like this
uin 34141 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-04-19more like thismore than 2016-04-19
answer text <p>The UK considers Palestinians arrested in the OPTs and detained in Israel as contrary to Article 76 of the Fourth Geneva Convention. The UK Government encourages British companies to show respect for human rights in their operations in the UK and internationally and we have made this clear in meetings with G4S.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bournemouth East more like this
answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
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answering member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard more like this