§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 10 December 1997,Official Report, column 577W, on child labour, what progress has been made with the monitoring of child jockeys being sold into employment in the United Arab Emirates. [146753]
§ Mr. HainI share the hon. Member's concern about this issue. I have personally raised these concerns with the United Arab Emirates Authorities, most recently during my visit to Abu Dhabi and Dubai last year. We continue to monitor the situation.