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Lord KILMANY: My Lords, while I thank my noble friend for that reply, which would seem to be very satisfactory, may I ask him to bear in mind that private legislation can take a long time? Would it not be just as well to get on with putting this on the statute Book without further delay to remove any possible anxieties there might be about the future holding of the Derby?
Lord MOWBRAY and STOURTON: My Lords, these local Bills take a good deal of work and much drafting and the council may have it in mind to do a few other things in the local Bill which they will bring forward. If the legislation in Parliament were so clogged up that it looked as though there would be a danger of these local Bills not meeting the 1984 deadline, it would if necessary always be open to the Government to introduce an order delaying the 1984 deadline.
DINNERS
Lord DENHAM: My Lords, it may be for the convenience of your Lordships to know that dinner will be available this evening at the usual time. The Committee Stage of the Transport Bill will be adjourned at about seven o'clock for approximately
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hour. The Dental Qualifications (EEC Recognition) Order 1980 will be taken during this adjournment.
2.59 p.m.
IRAN: SANCTIONS
The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN and COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS (Lord Carrington): My Lords, with your Lordships' permission, I shall make a Statement on Iran following the decisions taken during the informal meet- ing of Foreign Ministers of the Nine in Naples on 17th and 18th May. A copy of the Statement issued by the Foreign Ministers of the Nine will be printed in the Official Report.
We reviewed the latest developments in Iran. There were some grounds for encouragement, but nothing which con- stituted decisive progress leading to the hostages' release.
Accordingly, as agreed in our declara- tion of 22nd April, we decided to proceed
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without delay with the economic sanc- tions set out in the Security Council draft resolution of 10th January. The neces- sary orders will now be drawn up. There is agreement that the conditions and circumstances of application to be followed will be decided in common with our partners. It is accordingly our intention to act simultaneously with our partners on the basis of legal instruments co- ordinated to achieve parallel effect.
The House will have the opportunity to debate the orders after they have been laid. As was made clear at the time when the House was considering the Iran (Temporary Powers) Act 1980, the Govern- ment intend to follow a variation of the Affirmative Resolution procedure for orders made under this Act. This means that such orders will lapse unless approved by the House within 28 sitting days. A parallel procedure will be followed for orders made under the Import, Export and Customs (Defence) Act 1939. On the question of existing contracts, it was agreed that the contracts for the export of goods in Iran entered into after 4th November 1979 would be affected by the sanctions. Export of goods under such contract would be prohibited under the 1939 Act. However, service contracts will not be affected, except for new service contracts in support of industrial projects which will be banned as from the date of the entry into force of the appropriate Order-in-Council. We shall be co-ordinat- ing closely with our Community partners to achieve parallel effects on these questions.
Following is the Statement referred to:
DECLARATION BY THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE NINE CONCERNING IRAN
1. At their meeting in Naples on 17th and 18th May 1980, the Foreign Ministers of the Nine member states of the European Community reconsidered, in accordance with their declaration of 22nd April, the situation resulting from the detention of the American hostages in Iran, which constitutes a flagrant violation of inter- national law.
2. The Ministers examined the information emanating from Iran. While noting that there were a number of developments which could be important for the release of the hostages, in particular the completion of the second round of parliamentary elections and the forthcoming convening of the Majlis, they were obliged to recognise that no decisive progress leading to the release of the hostages had been made since 22nd April last.