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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-05-10more like thismore than 2016-05-10
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 remove filter
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading North Korea: Press Freedom remove filter
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 assessment they have made of the detention and expulsion of BBC journalists from North Korea. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL8279 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-05-12more like thismore than 2016-05-12
answer text <p>The detention and expulsion of a BBC journalist in Pyongyang is of concern. This is yet another example of the North Korean regime’s attempts to restrict and control the free flow of information and limit freedom of speech. We will continue to raise human rights issues, such as freedom of speech and freedom of expression, directly with the regime and in international fora as part of our policy of critical engagement.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-05-12T10:02:51.187Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-12T10:02:51.187Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this