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registered interest false more like this
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Bangladesh: Religious Freedom more like this
house id 2 more like this
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Bangladesh about human rights violations against Hindus and bringing to justice those responsible for the destruction of temples and other places of worship. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Coventry remove filter
uin HL1248 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-29more like thismore than 2016-07-29
answer text <p>Our assessment is that the rise in extremist attacks has increased pressure on religious minorities, including Hindus, in Bangladesh.</p><p>The former Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), most recently talked to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh about the importance of countering extremism in the margins of the G7 meeting in Japan on 27 May. The former Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), raised this with Foreign Minister Ali on 5 July. The British High Commissioner regularly discusses these issues with Bangladesh government ministers.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
grouped question UIN HL1247 more like this
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less than 2016-07-29T14:01:20.82Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-29T14:01:20.82Z
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label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
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label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry more like this