§ Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will prepare an annual report to Parliament with essentially the same purpose and scope as the annual report on human rights and civil liberties prepared by the State Department for the United States Congress.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe publication of such a report by the Government could hamper rather than assist our efforts to influence other Governments. Information on human rights abuses is already widely available.