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date	11/03/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the security situation in Myanmar following the arrest of protestors on 10 March 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	227201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>We are concerned by the violence which took place in Letpadan Burma, on 10 March. This follows the use of force, and the use of irregular security groups, to break up a peaceful protest in Rangoon on 5 March. These events have overshadowed the long period of disciplined policing in relation to these protests. <br><br>The exact circumstances leading to these clashes remain unclear, and the UK supports the EU’s call for a formal investigation to be initiated swiftly. The government of Burma has announced an investigation into the events of 5 March. <br><br>The development of a professional police force that respects and upholds human rights and the rule of law is fundamental to Burma’s transition to full democracy.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 17/03/2015 15:23:09 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

226284

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date	10/03/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Commonwealth Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the success of Commonwealth Day.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	227120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Commonwealth Day was marked successfully by a range of activities in the UK and other Commonwealth countries. There were celebratory messages from Her Majesty The Queen, the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond). I represented Her Majesty's Government at the multi-faith Observance at Westminster Abbey attended by Her Majesty The Queen, members of the Royal family, and over 2,000 participants including High Commissioners, dignitaries from around the Commonwealth and 1,000 young people from schools across the UK. Our High Commissions across the world also actively promoted and celebrated Commonwealth Week. <br><br>The Commonwealth theme for 2015 ‘A Young Commonwealth’ was promoted across the Commonwealth with an increased use of social media. The hashtag #commonwealthday reached over 2.5 million followers on twitter accounts with over 1,400 tweets published to date.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 17/03/2015 15:19:10 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown