| Heading: |
Trade Agreements: Gulf Cooperation Council |
| Question ID: |
1727921 |
| UIN: |
HL856 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-06 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4333 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Scriven
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| Asking Member handle: |
Paulscriven
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@Paulscriven
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to include specific clauses on human rights in their free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council; if so, what the clauses will consist of and how they will be monitored; and if they will not b |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-23 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3792 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
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| Answering Member handle: |
WhitchurchGirl
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@WhitchurchGirl
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The UK is a leading advocate for human rights around the world. This work takes place separately to negotiations on free trade agreements.While aspects of trade policy can provide the opportunity to address other issues in a bilateral relationship, free t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |