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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-26more like thismore than 2014-06-26
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Central African Republic remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider assisting the international community in its fight against international trafficking originating from the Central African Republic, by creating a mechanism to fight against diamond, gold, and ivory trafficking and militarised poaching. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Chidgey more like this
uin HL654 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-10more like thismore than 2014-07-10
answer text <p>International mechanisms to tackle illegal trafficking already exist, including the Kimberley Process to regulate the global trade in rough diamonds, and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species to protect endangered species. However, these are reliant of having an effective national government in the Central African Republic (CAR). To this end, our immediate priority is to de-escalate the levels of violence and improve the level of security, so that a legitimate government can be established in CAR with the support of the UN and other international organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Warsi more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-10T13:34:23.5437363Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-10T13:34:23.5437363Z
answering member
3839
label Biography information for Baroness Warsi more like this
tabling member
50
label Biography information for Lord Chidgey more like this