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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-24more like thismore than 2016-10-24
answering body
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 North Korea: Shipping 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 what assessment they have made of reports about the reflagging of North Korean ships in Tanzania; and whether they have raised that issue at the UN Security Council. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL2542 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-03more like thismore than 2016-11-03
answer text <p>The Government is aware of such reports and have raised concerns this year with the Tanzanian Government about their shipping register. We continue to have discussions with partner states, and the UN Panel of Experts on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), regarding the misuse of country flags by ships connected to the DPRK. We take such misuse seriously and urge all countries to abide by UN Security Council resolutions. UN Security Council Resolution 2270 calls upon Member States to de-register any vessel that is owned, operated or crewed by the DPRK, and not to register any such vessels that have been de-registered by another Member State.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-03T15:33:17.07Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-03T15:33:17.07Z
answering member
3474
label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this