§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the steps taken by the Government to help secure a peaceful settlement of conflicts in Sudan, and to safeguard human rights.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have consistently urged all the parties to the civil war in Sudan to settle their differences by peaceful means, most recently during the EC Troika mission to Sudan on 18 to 22 June, in which the United Kingdom was represented. We were a prime mover in securing the appointment by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva of a special rapporteur to investigate the human rights situation on a public basis throughout Sudan.