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Debate between Lord Swire and Emma Lewell-Buck
Tuesday 24th May 2016
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Mr Swire
The Government of Bangladesh would argue, as the high commissioner did to me this morning, that one of the victims of these crimes was a cousin of a former Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, so this is something they are taking extremely seriously. I do believe that Bangladesh has a problem, and we will continue to talk to our Bangladeshi counterparts on a range of issues, some of which are of very great concern.
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields) (Lab)
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