§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards the present problems in the Sudan.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe are deeply concerned at the Sudanese Government's poor record on human rights, the lack of progress towards more accountable government acceptable to all parts of the country, continuing difficulties in the provision of humanitarian aid, and the Government's apparent equivocation towards international terrorism. The concern is widely shared, as witness the United Nations General Assembly's adoption by a huge majority of a resolution condemning Sudan's human rights record. We are with our European partners exploring means of maximising international pressure to induce the Sudanese Government to mend their ways.