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My Lords, did the Prime Minister have time to urge the president to enter negotiations with the Dalai Lama on a lasting and legitimate solution to the problem of Tibet? Did he raise a long-running sore that has been taken up by the Foreign Office on many occasions regarding the jamming of BBC Mandarin language broadcasts to China and the blockage of access by Chinese users of the Internet to all the BBC sites, except those in which the English language is taught? Is it not time that the Chinese behaved in a manner consonant with everyone else’s international responsibilities?
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Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
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Date
5 December 2005
Reference
676 c412
House
House of Lords

With whom, during her visit to China, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport raised the jamming of the BBC World Service Mandarin broadcasts; how many times this matter has been discussed in the United Kingdom - China human rights dialogue and elsewhere; and whether they will ask...

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Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
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Written questions
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Date
11 February 2004
Reference
HL 1090; 657 c156WA
House
House of Lords

Whether any progress has been made towards ending the jamming of the BBC's short wave Mandarin radio transmissions, and on unblocking access by Chinese citizens to the BBC News website; and whether they will take steps, in collaboration with other like-minded states, to establish a website on China's restrictions on...

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Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
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Written questions
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15 December 2003
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HL 91; 655 c95WA
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House of Lords

Lords debate on unstarred question on what steps they are taking to promote democracy and human rights in Indonesia.

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Lord Avebury
Answering member
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
22 April 1999
Reference
599 c1336-52
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House of Lords

To ask the BBC not to make fundamental changes in the operations of the Overseas Service until both Houses of Parliament have had full opportunity to consider and debate the restructuring proposals made by the Director General.

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Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
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Written questions
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Answered
Date
2 July 1996
Reference
573 c93-4WA
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House of Lords