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Tuesday 2nd April 2019

(5 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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I would say to them that the shadow Chancellor was absolutely right when he said that Venezuela was “socialism in action”.

Jim Cunningham Portrait Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
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T8. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka. What is the Minister doing to promote the civil rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka?

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If I may, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers). We are doing a lot, as a penholder, and playing a leading role in trying to bring parties together. We are pleased to see that Sri Lanka is co-sponsoring a new resolution at the Human Rights Council in March in Geneva, but I appreciate that we need to see some genuine progress, and I very much hope that the international community can come together and bring that about.

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