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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-09-02more like thismore than 2022-09-02
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Sri Lanka: Armed Forces more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of imposing sanctions on (a) the Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff, Shavendra Silva, and (b) other members of the Sri Lankan military. more like this
tabling member constituency Cynon Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Beth Winter more like this
uin 45608 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-09-28more like thismore than 2022-09-28
answer text <p>We keep the situation in Sri Lanka under close review, including in relation to human rights and accountability. Within this, the government keeps under active consideration how to use the diplomatic tools we have including sanctions.</p><p>The UK's Global Human Rights Sanctions regime gives the UK Government a powerful mechanism to hold accountable those involved in serious human rights violations or abuses and to send a clear signal of the values we hold.</p><p>The UK Government continues to consider designations globally, guided by evidence and the objectives of the human rights sanctions regime; but it is not appropriate to speculate on potential future designations, in order to avoid reducing their impact.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-09-28T10:43:09.56Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-28T10:43:09.56Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
4809
label Biography information for Beth Winter more like this