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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-02-14more like thismore than 2019-02-14
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 Uganda: Freedom of Expression remove filter
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 discussions he has had with his Ugandan counterpart on freedom of expression and religion in that country. more like this
tabling member constituency Belfast North more like this
tabling member printed
Nigel Dodds more like this
uin 221610 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-02-22more like thismore than 2019-02-22
answer text <p>The Ugandan Constitution enshrines the 'freedom to practise any religion'. We have no evidence of persecution based on religious belief in Uganda and have not raised this issue with the Ugandan Government recently.</p><p>The UK supports freedom of expression as a fundamental human right and, alongside freedom of the media, maintains that it is an essential quality of any functioning democracy. We continue to raise any concerns around civic and political issues directly with the Ugandan Government.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-02-22T14:27:29.587Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-22T14:27:29.587Z
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
1388
label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn remove filter