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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Eritrea concerning persecution of evangelical and Pentecostal Christians.

Asked by
David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 December 2003
Reference
142603; 415 c583-4W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Bangladesh concerning (a) attacks upon and (b) intimidation of (i) Christians and (ii) Hindus by militant Islamist groups.

Asked by
David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 December 2003
Reference
142602; 415 c581W
House
House of Commons
What is their policy towards the current situation in Burma (Myanmar) with regard to the State Peace and Development Council's policy towards opposition and ethnic national groups.
Asked by
Baroness Cox (Conservative)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
11 December 2003
Reference
655 c866-7
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
11 December 2003
Reference
655 c866-7
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on pressuring Burma to open the whole country to humanitarian aid and human rights organisations.
Asked by
Baroness Cox (Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
11 December 2003
Reference
655 c866-7
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
11 December 2003
Reference
655 c866-7
House
House of Lords

Statement on the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Abuja, Nigeria 5-8 December 2003. (Copies of communique and declaration in Library Dep 03/2594).

Lead member
Tony Blair
Department
Prime Minister
Type
Ministerial statements
Date
9 December 2003
Reference
415 c913-31
House
House of Commons

Lords statement on the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which took place in Abuja, Nigeria, from 5 to 8 December 2003. (Inc fact that copies of the communique and declaration are in the Library Dep 03/2594).

Lead member
Baroness Amos
Department
Lord President of the Council
Type
Ministerial statements
Date
9 December 2003
Reference
655 c636-50
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Amos (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
2 December 2003
Reference
655 c173-4
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Amos (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
2 December 2003
Reference
655 c173-4
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on same.
Asked by
Lord Blaker (Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
2 December 2003
Reference
655 c173-4
House
House of Lords
What further proposals they have for helping to resolve the current serious situation in Zimbabwe.
Asked by
Lord Blaker (Conservative)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
2 December 2003
Reference
655 c173-4
House
House of Lords

Whether they will make representations to the Government of Vietnam about persecution of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, and encourage the European Union to raise the matter. [HL 5221].

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 November 2003
Reference
654 c241WA; HL 5221
House
House of Lords

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on Zimbabwe.

Lead member
Baroness Hoey
Answering member
Chris Mullin
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
22 October 2003
Reference
411 c275-83WH
House
House of Commons

That this House notes that the re-arrest of Mr Manuchehr Khulusi, a member of the Baha'i faith, in Iran on 27th March of this year; observes with dismay that he has been incarcerated on the basis of his religious affiliation; recalls his previous imprisonment and the threat of capital punishment...

Primary sponsor
Sydney Chapman (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
17 July 2003
Reference
1611
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Christians have been (a) killed and (b) injured because of their faith in the last year in each country for which information is available.

Asked by
Paul Marsden (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 June 2003
Reference
120101; 408 c63W
House
House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the persecution of Christian communities in Africa.

Lead member
Alistair Burt
Answering member
Chris Mullin
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
17 June 2003
Reference
407 c1-24WH
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to support the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners in (a) China and (b) Hong Kong.

Asked by
Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 June 2003
Reference
118469; 406 c1041W;406 c1044W
House
House of Commons

That this House expresses its deep concern at continuing reports that many individuals throughout the world live in slavery or are subject to slavery-like practices including the commercial sexual exploitation of children, trafficking in persons, forced marriages, bonded and forced labour, debt bondage and serfdom; reaffirms its commitment to the...

Primary sponsor
David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Type
Early day motions
Date
1 May 2003
Reference
1121
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) the State Peace and Development Council and (b) the National League for Democracy concerning political repression in Burma.

Asked by
Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 April 2003
Reference
108448; 404 c117W
House
House of Commons