To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if his Department will hold discussions with the Colombian government on the situation of members of the Nukak tribe camped near San Jose; and if he will make a statement. (285342)

Our embassy in Bogotá regularly raises human rights issues with senior Colombian Government officials, and has been following the plight of members of the Nukak Maku tribe for some time. The embassy recently approved financial support to the National Indigenous Organisation of Colombia for activities related to the upcoming visit to Colombia of Mr. James Anaya, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People, who, among other issues, will be addressing the situation of the Nukak Maku tribe.