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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-03-28more like thismore than 2017-03-28
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 remove filter
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Religious Freedom 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 why no reference to (1) targeted and persecuted religious minorities, or (2) the fundamental human right of freedom of religion and belief, is made in the goals specified in the Department for International Development policy paper, <i>Agenda 2030: Delivering the Global Goals</i>. more like this
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Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL6375 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-04-04more like thismore than 2017-04-04
answer text <p>While there is no specific reference in the DFID Policy Paper, the UK’s commitment to Leave No One Behind encompasses a broad range of discriminated and marginalised groups - age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status, such as language, LGBT, migratory status or geographic location. Leave No One Behind means tackling the root causes of extreme poverty and exclusion for different groups – including on the basis of religion – by ensuring opportunities for all, both now and in the future. It commits the UK to set a of actions to ensure that; people who are furthest behind, who have least opportunity and who are the most excluded will be prioritised.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-04-04T15:43:18.357Zmore like thismore than 2017-04-04T15:43:18.357Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Lord Bates more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this