§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has received a copy of the report produced by the Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydYes. The report is a useful contribution to public knowledge and debate about the problems of the Chittagong hill tracts.
§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations Her Majesty's Government have made to the Government of Bangladesh regarding reports of human rights violations of ethnic minorities in the Chittagong hill tracts; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWe have regularly made our concerns about the situation in the Chittagong Hill tracts known to the Government of Bangladesh. We welcome their recent decision to implement the 1989 devolution plans in full, to allow the three hill tract councils greater autonomy.