§ 18. Mr. PurchaseTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his policy on campaigning internationally against the death penalty. [1518]
§ Peter HainThe British Government oppose the death penalty in all circumstances. We have gained a reputation as a leading advocate of worldwide abolition, not least through the work of our Death Penalty Panel.
The British Government also co-sponsor the EU resolution on the death penalty tabled at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva.
We shall continue to work tirelessly, both bilaterally and with the EU partners, to further the worldwide trend towards abolition of the death penalty.