§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to secure the release from prison in Shigatse of Ngawang Choephel. [57709]
§ Mr. FatchettNgawang Choephel appears on a list of individual cases of concern which my right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary have raised with Chinese leaders. Through our bilateral human rights dialogue with China we have sought information about Choephel's case and his health. We will continue to raise his case.