§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations Her Majesty's Government have made to the Chinese Government about the prisoners of conscience(a) Li Jiayao in Chek Li prison near Guangzhou, (b) Pastor Pei Zhongxun (Chun Chul) imprisoned in Shanghai and (c) Xu Guoxing, leader of the Protestant House Church in Shanghai; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydNo specific representations have been made. We have, however, raised human rights and my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister's list of cases of concern on a number of occasions with senior Chinese leaders, most recently during my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary's meeting with Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen in New York on 1 October.