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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-30more like thismore than 2014-07-30
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 more like this
hansard heading Chernobyl: Children more like this
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 whether they have assisted in any schemes offering holidays in the United Kingdom to children affected by the Chernobyl disaster; and if not, whether they have been asked to, or plan to. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
uin HL1668 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-08-18more like thismore than 2014-08-18
answer text <p>Up until 2013 children affected by the Chernobyl disaster travelling to the UK on recuperation visits under the auspices of a registered UK charity were granted gratis UK visas. The decision to discontinue the scheme was one of a number of difficult spending decisions across Government. The Visa Application Centre in Minsk will continue to offer a mobile service for some of the children travelling with Chernobyl charities spending a number of days accepting applications and collecting Biometric data in the regions at no additional cost.</p><p>Our Embassy in Minsk has funded other projects run by Chernobyl Children’s charities in 2013 and 2014. These include projects to avoid such children being placed in institutional care and creating a better child protection system in Belarus.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Northover more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-08-18T09:40:31.7781607Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Northover more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this