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date	21/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Uganda: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they will have with the government of Uganda about its decision to close the offices of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights in that country in August 2023.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL5777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK regrets the decision by the Government of Uganda not to renew the mandate of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' (OHCHR) country office in Uganda. Since its establishment in 2006, with an initial mandate focused on the human rights situation in conflict-affected areas of Northern Uganda, OHCHR has made an important contribution towards the promotion and protection of human rights in Uganda. The UK makes regular representations to the Government of Uganda on human rights and will continue to work with all Ugandans to advocate for democratic freedoms and the respect for human rights.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 07/03/2023 14:09:04 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

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date	28/01/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Australia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the accounting officer’s assessment of the value for money of the choice of transport for the Foreign Secretary’s recent visit to Australia.
tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
uin	HL5777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>Foreign travel is a vital part of diplomacy. The work that ministers do overseas ultimately delivers for the British people. We have three government planes for Government business. They are used by the Prime Minister and Ministers for precisely this purpose. This is standard practice and in the national interest.</p><p>Every government decision is based on value for money. In accordance with the Ministerial Code, the FCDO publishes the costs related to all overseas Ministerial travel as part of the Quarterly Transparency Return.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/02/2022 16:45:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court