§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he raised the cases of(a) Wei Jingsheng, (b) Tong Yi and (c) Dai Xuezhong during his visit to China; and if he will make a statement. [13220]
§ Mr. Hanley[holding answer 5 February 1996]: My right hon. and learned Friend the Foreign Secretary raised our concerns about a range of human rights issues during his recent visit to Peking. In particular, he mentioned the case of Mr. Wei Jingsheng and urged his early release. He also asked for a response to the list of individual cases handed over during Foreign Minister Qian's visit to the UK in October 1995; Tong Yi was included in that list.