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date	2017-11-13
answer › date of answer	2017-11-20
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uin

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is ministerial correction

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788261

registered interest

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13/11/2017

answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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UN Human Rights Council: Elections

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25277

pref label	House of Lords

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To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they used to determine which state's candidacy to support in the recent election to the UN Human Rights Council.

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Lord Alderdice

uin

HL3053

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

20/11/2017

answer text

<p>The UK reaches decisions on votes on the basis of candidates’ human rights records, and their cooperation with Human Rights Council (HRC) mechanisms. The UK also considers candidates’ engagement and voting record at HRC, broader UK Government priorities, standing obligations, and whether a reciprocal deal can be made. The UK has a long-standing policy of not revealing our voting intentions in international elections, nor how we voted in the past.</p>

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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

question first answered

20/11/2017 17:19:00

answering member

4210

label	Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

tabling member

3478

label	Biography information for Lord Alderdice