§ Mr. AtkinsonTo ask the Prime Minister if he will list those political and religious prisoners on whose behalf he made representations to the Chinese Government during his recent visit; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacGregorI have been asked to reply.
The individual names passed to the Chinese Government were intended to be a representative selection of cases of concern, not an exhaustive list. They included student demonstrators, religious believers in Tibet and elsewhere, and Hong Kong detainees. We are continuing to raise human rights with the Chinese authorities at every suitable opportunity.