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	date	10/04/2019
	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	Bahrain: Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question HL13129, what the nature of the support provided to independent oversight bodies in Bahrain is.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	243511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has been working with Bahrain’s independent human rights oversight bodies since their creation following recommendations from the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry in 2012. Our work has supported the building of effective institutions in order to carry out their set mandates. While these bodies still have more to do, they have already demonstrated their abilities including through the prosecution of over 80 police officers accused of human rights abuses.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 23/04/2019 14:54:35 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

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	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	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	Burundi: BBC
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken in response to the Burundi Government’s recent decision to withdraw the BBC’s Operating Licence for that country, and if his Department will make representations to protest against the decision.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
	tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
	uin	240589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>Freedom of the media is an essential quality of any functioning democracy. People must be allowed to discuss and debate issues freely, to challenge their governments, and to make considered decisions, informed by a strong and robust media. We therefore condemn the decision made by the Government of Burundi to revoke the BBC's operating license, particularly in light of the 2020 elections for which a free and independent media is vital. We strongly support the BBC's mission to bring high quality and impartial news to global audiences, including where free speech is limited. The Foreign Secretary has tweeted his disappointment and has urged the Government to reverse this decision. The UK Ambassador to Burundi and the UK Special Envoy to the Great Lakes are making representations to senior counterparts.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/04/2019 13:53:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith