§ Mr. GillTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the changes which have been made to European Union foreign policy objectives as a result of the UK's commitment to an ethical foreign policy. [32601]
§ Mr. Tony LloydAs my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister made clear in his speech on 6 December launching the Presidency, we are using the UK Presidency to promote an ethical EU foreign policy. This is a theme which will run through all the work of the Presidency. Some specific examples included: work towards an EU Code of Conduct on arms sales; a tough, pragmatic approach to the forthcoming meeting of the UN Commission on Human Rights; EU work on freshwater management at the forthcoming meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; and EU anti-narcotics programmes in Central Asia and the Caribbean.