§ Lord Alton of Liverpoolasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Dennis MacShane MP on 9 May (HC Deb, 309W), what has been the response of the Chinese authorities to the concerns expressed by Her Majesty's Government over abuses associated with the one child policy. [HL4434]
§ Baroness AmosAt a meeting on 20 May with my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for International Development, a Minister from the Chinese State Family Planning Commission acknowledged that abuses had occurred but said that officials guilty of abuse would continue to be prosecuted. The new population and family planning law would enshrine citizens' rights and the responsibilities of family planning officials. He added that China's eventual aim was to end the system of birth targets and quotas.