§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, in any of the bilateral meetings which took place between representatives of his Department and of the Metropolitan police prior to the visit of President Jiang Zemin, the police were made aware that demonstrations in support of Tibet would cause embarrassment to the Government. [97117]
§ Mr. BattleWe discussed demonstrations in the terms set out in my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd) on 28 October 1999,Official Report, column 993. At no time did we say that demonstrations in support of Tibet would cause embarrassment to the Government.