§ Lord Braine of Wheatleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will seek to obtain from the United Nations Population Fund and the International Planned Parenthood Federation any statements they have made concerning: (a) the Channel 4 documentary "The Dying Rooms", (b) the Channel 4 documentary "Return to the Dying Rooms", (c) the treatment of girl babies and disabled children in Chinese state orphanages, and whether they will place any such statements in the Library of the House.
§ Baroness Chalker of WallaseyA copy of the press release by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) issued in response to the Human Rights Watch Report on Chinese orphanagesDeath by Default and the Channel 4 documentary "Return to the Dying Rooms", will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses. To our knowledge, UNFPA has made no other comments publicly about Chinese orphanages.
No public statements have been made by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), since it is not involved either with provision of child care or orphanage services in China.