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Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to cease to give aid to any country which tortures British citizens; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Chris Patten
Her Majesty's Government deplore the use of torture wherever and to whomsoever it occurs. Respect for human rights is one factor taken into account in deciding the level and nature of our bilateral aid to a particular country.