Human Rights (Hansard, 5 February 2002)

HC Deb 05 February 2002 vol 379 c799W 799W

§ 21. Mr. Hendrick
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on preparations for the Geneva conference on human rights in March. [30502]

§ Mr. MacShane
Promotion of human rights is at the heart of our foreign policy. Britain is an active and committed member of the Commission on Human Rights. We are making preparations within Whitehall, with EU partners and with NGOs. I will go to Geneva myself in March to deliver the UK speech.