Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL828):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had any discussions with the government of Nigeria about that government’s decision to ban Twitter; if so, what response they have received; and if not, whether they plan to do so. (HL828)
Tabled on: 08 June 2021
Answer:
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:
We are concerned by the Nigerian Government’s suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. Our High Commission in Abuja and likeminded countries issued a statement supporting freedom of expression and representatives met the Nigerian Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, to discuss the suspension and statement.
Date and time of answer: 21 Jun 2021 at 11:55.
