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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-03-12more like thismore than 2018-03-12
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 China: Religious Buildings 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 recent representations his Department has made to the Chinese authorities on the demolition of (a) Christian churches, (b) Tibetan Buddhist institutes and (c) religious buildings in China. more like this
tabling member constituency Congleton more like this
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Fiona Bruce remove filter
uin 131941 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-03-15more like thismore than 2018-03-15
answer text <p>​We have been concerned for some time by continued reports of the closure or demolition of places of worship across China, including Tibet. We raised our concerns directly with the Chinese authorities at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in Beijing on 27 June 2017.</p><p>We consistently urge the Chinese authorities to respect all rights across the People's Republic of China, including freedom of religious or belief, in line with both its own constitution and the international institutions and frameworks to which it is a party.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster more like this
answering member printed Mark Field more like this
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answering member
1405
label Biography information for Mark Field more like this
tabling member
3958
label Biography information for Fiona Bruce more like this