Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Government of China on North Korea.

Mark Field, Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office: The Foreign Secretary spoke to the Chinese Foreign Minister on 4 August, 1 and 18 September during the UN General Assembly in September to urge China to use its influence on the DPRK regime and implement sanctions fully. The Foreign Secretary also spoke to Vice Premier Liu Yandong on 7 December during the People to People Dialogue.

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