Tuesday 21st January 2014

(10 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Last but not least, I call Valerie Vaz.

Valerie Vaz Portrait Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab)
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May I ask the Minister on his next visit to Burma to raise the letter that Mr Speaker has written to Minister Soe Thein with a list of political prisoners and to ask for their unconditional release?

Lord Swire Portrait Mr Swire
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I am travelling to Burma very shortly. I raised some individual cases with some success when I was last there, last year. I should be delighted to take the list to which the hon. Lady refers and raise it with the authorities when I meet them in the coming days.