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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-07-05more like thismore than 2018-07-05
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 remove filter
hansard heading Afghanistan: Sikhs more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the suicide bombing resulting in the death of 19 Sikhs in Jalalabad, Afghanistan in July, what discussions they intend to have with Afghan authorities to safeguard the security and right to freedom of belief of the country’s remaining Sikh population. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Singh of Wimbledon more like this
uin HL9307 remove filter
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-07-19more like thismore than 2018-07-19
answer text <p>The British Government condemned the 1 July attack on a group of Sikhs and Hindus in Jalalabad. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific publicly described it as “a despicable attack on Afghanistan’s historic Sikh and Hindu community”. As part of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission, the UK supports the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces in its efforts to improve security for all communities in Afghanistan. NATO’s Resolute Support Mission is also assisting the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces with security planning for the upcoming elections. The UK regularly raises human rights issues with the Government of Afghanistan, including the need to protect the rights of all ethnic and religious groups in line with the constitution.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
grouped question UIN HL9308 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-07-19T11:37:24.803Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-19T11:37:24.803Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
4251
label Biography information for Lord Singh of Wimbledon more like this