§ Mr. AncramTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on reports of a large explosion in Yanggang Province in North Korea on North Korea's National Day this year. [189345]
§ Mr. StrawI refer the right hon. and learned Gentleman to the written statement made by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Bill Rammell) on 16 September 2004,Official Report, columns 186–88WS, concerning his visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.