§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 10 June,Official Report, column 413, what steps he has taken to validate the statement of the Vietnamese Government that people are not persecuted for their religious beliefs.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydOur embassy in Hanoi is in regular contact with the Vietnamese authorities, in particular the Government Board for Religious Affairs, and raises with them specific cases of alleged human rights abuses, including religious persecution.