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Jim Shannon

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Human Rights in India

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Hinkley Point
Tuesday 19th March 2013

(11 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mali was not on the agenda, and I am not aware that it was discussed.

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The impact of the war in Syria on the Christian community there is causing great concern to many people in this country and elsewhere. At the EU summit, was there any discussion of the displaced Christian community who are caught between President Assad’s regime and the anti-Government forces?

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