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Bangladesh: Elections

Volume 705: debated on Wednesday 19 November 2008

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Baroness Uddin

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they plan to send representatives to monitor the forthcoming elections in Bangladesh. [HL6088]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice
(Lord Bach)

We are supporting the EU and ANFREL (Asian Network for Free Elections) observation missions. Dhaka-based UK officials plan to join the EU election observation mission as short-term observers. International observers have an important role to play, monitoring electoral processes around the world and making recommendations on ways to improve those electoral processes based on their observations.

Baroness Uddin

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they plan to send parliamentary representatives to monitor the forthcoming elections in Bangladesh. [HL6089]

Lord Bach

We plan to participate in the EU election observation mission, whose efforts will complement other planned international observation missions from the UN, Commonwealth, United States and a regional observation mission led by ANFREL. There are no plans for the UK to send parliamentary representatives to monitor the election.