HL Deb 08 April 2003 vol 647 cc17-8WA
Lord Alton of Liverpool

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they intend to re-evaluate their work with China on the issue of human rights in the light of criticisms made in the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Human Rights Annual Report 2002. [HL2253]

Baroness Amos

We are currently considering the recommendations in the Foreign Affairs Committee report on our human rights dialogue with China.

We and our EU and other major western partners share a common approach of critical engagement and dialogue with China on human rights. We believe this is the best way to promote human rights improvements in China.

Our objectives for the dialogue and a report on the dialogue process over the past year are set out in the FCO Annual Human Rights Report.