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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-07more like thismore than 2020-01-07
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 Colombia: Armed Conflict more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of collusion between the Colombian security forces and illegal armed groups. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Coussins remove filter
uin HL113 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-15more like thismore than 2020-01-15
answer text <p>​We are aware that organised armed groups operate in parts of Colombia, and of occasional reports that some members of the security forces are complicit in these groups' activities. We support the Colombian government's efforts to root out any such collaboration, including via our specific programme work to foster good governance and tackle corruption in security forces.</p><p>Colombia has made significant progress in its efforts to end the influence of paramilitary groups. We have seen little recent evidence of any widespread collusion between security forces and organised armed groups.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-15T12:30:34.037Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-15T12:30:34.037Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
3829
label Biography information for Baroness Coussins more like this