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Written question asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Triesman (Labour) on Monday, 16 April 2007.


Muslims

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 26 March (WA 247–8), why it is not relevant to their foreign policy decisions in relation to Muslim countries to know approximately the proportion of Sunni and Shia Muslims in the United Kingdom.
Answer

The Government listen to a range of opinion in the course of the formulation of their foreign policy, including from British Muslims. However, decisions on foreign policy are taken on the basis of UK national interests and are not dependent on the views of any one group within British society.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3027; 691 c23WA
Session
2006-07
Related items
Muslims
Monday, 26 March 2007
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Foreign policy Muslims
Link
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