HC Deb 07 February 1995 vol 254 cc121-2W
Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government are taking to ensure that United Kingdom security assistance provided for drug control purposes does not contribute to human rights violations in developing countries.

Mr. Baldry

Requests from overseas Governments for United Kingdom drugs-related assistance are carefully considered against a number of criteria. These include the human rights record of the country concerned.

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