HC Deb 26 March 2003 vol 402 cc259-60W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if it is his policy to support a request by Taiwan to be given observer status at the World Health Organisation; and if he will make a statement. [104635]

Mr. Rammell

There are difficulties over Taiwanese involvement in a UN forum where statehood is a prerequisite for full membership. We would consider with our EU partners any proposal for Taiwanese involvement in the World Health Organisation (WHO) which took account of these difficulties.

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