HC Deb 08 June 1995 vol 261 cc303-4W
Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what liaison exists between officials of his Department and the China Family Planning Association and the representatives of the United Nations Population Fund in China. [26932]

Mr. Baldry

Officials from the British embassy in Peking do meet occasionally with representatives of the United Nations population fund based in China, but have not met with representatives of the China Family Planning Association.

Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 23 May,Official Report, column 514, (1) what information he has on the actions taken by the International Planned Parenthood Federation to fight against Chinese policies which discriminate on grounds of gender, race, creed and political beliefs in Tibet; [26894]

(2) what information he has on the actions taken by the China Family Planning Association to fight against Chinese policies which discriminate on grounds of gender, race, creed and political beliefs in Tibet. [26936]

Mr. Baldry

The International Planned Parenthood Federation is opposed to any form of discrimination in the implementation of policies relevant to reproductive health. IPPF encourages its member organisations to pursue this stance. The information we receive, through our discussions with IPPF, indicates that the China Family Planning Association is helping to alert the relevant authorities at township and provincial levels in China to instances of discrimination in the implementation of population policies.

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