§ Sir John FarrTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has concerning the sentencing in Kathmandu of six persons for a term of six months' imprisonment because of conversion to Christianity.
§ Mr. SainsburyWe are making inquiries in Kathmandu about reports of these sentences. My noble Friend the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office discussed the treatment of Christians in Nepal with both the Nepalese Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister during his visit to Kathmandu last week.