| Heading: |
Georgia: Politics and Government |
| Question ID: |
1791393 |
| UIN: |
HL6400 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-01 |
| Asking Member ID: |
738 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Alton of Liverpool
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| Asking Member handle: |
DavidAltonHL
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@DavidAltonHL
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of draft law on foreign agents introduced on 31 March by the government of Georgia, and what assessment they have made of the impact of the legislation on political opposition. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-14 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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| Answering Member handle: |
JennyChapman
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JennyChapman
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| Answer text: |
A vibrant opposition and civil society in Georgia, is an essential attribute of a healthy democracy. We have serious concerns over the recent repressive legislation Georgian Dream have rushed through parliament, including the Georgian Foreign Agents Regis... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |