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100385

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	date	22/10/2014
	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	Sri Lanka
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Sri Lanka on the decision of the Sri Lankan Court of Appeals to halt the forced deportation of Christians and members of other religious minorities.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	211417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text Last month, the Sri Lankan Appeals Court lifted the temporary suspension on the deportation of asylum seekers and refugees from Sri Lanka. We are concerned that deportations have resumed. Officials at our High Commission in Colombo have raised our concerns with the Sri Lankan government, including by joining an EU demarche to the Sri Lankan government on this issue. We have made clear that deportations should only be carried out in accordance with Sri Lanka’s international obligations. We continue to monitor the situation closely and remain in contact with the Office of the High Commission for Refugees. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 29/10/2014 14:34:20 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

100703

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	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	Malaysia
	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 he plans to take to encourage the authorities in Malaysia to prosecute effectively violations of fundamental freedoms of religion.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	211671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK supports freedom of religion and belief and the rights of minorities to practice their faith. We are aware of concerns in Malaysia about rising acts of religious intolerance and we regularly raise the issue of freedom of religion with the Malaysian authorities.</p><p>Freedom of religion was at the heart of my right hon. and noble Friend the former Minister of State's (Baroness Warsi's) visit to Malaysia in April this year. She had wide-ranging meetings on this issue, including with the Malaysian Prime Minister, and made a major speech setting out the UK position. We also pursue the importance of observing religious freedoms through Parliamentary and experts visits and through multi-lateral mechanisms, such as the EU and the UN. Our High Commission in Kuala Lumpur also speaks regularly to Malaysian civil society and faith groups to understand the context better.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 29/10/2014 14:43:52 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn