HC Deb 14 June 1993 vol 226 c405W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what representations in regard to abuses of human rights were made by the Trade Minister heading the British trade delegation to Indonesia on 1 to 3 June.

Mr. Needham

None. The Indonesians are fully aware of the Government's firm stance on human rights issues, expressed most recently by my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary during his visit last April. The purpose of my visit was to promote and further the interests of the accompanying British firms in the civil sector in the buoyant markets of Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia.

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