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Mr. Renton: Our policy is to support progress towards ification by means of direct dialogue between the
ans.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations Her Majesty's Government have made to the Government of South Korea on their record on human rights.
Mr. Renton: The recent visit of President Chun Doo Hwan has provided opportunities to express our support for progress in the development of personal freedoms in the Republic of Korea.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if Her Majesty's Government had any observers at the team spirit manoeuvres in South Korea.
Mr. Renton: Our Defence attaché at Seoul observes the team spirit exercises as part of the normal duties of such an appointment.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if Her Majesty's Government have any plans to recognise the Government of North Korea; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Renton: We have no plans to recognise North Korea.
Governments (Recognition)
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will list in the Official Report those countries whose Governments are not recognised by Her Majesty's Government;
(2) if he will list the countries with which Her Majesty's Government do not maintain diplomatic relations.
Mr. Eggar: I refer the hon. Member to the answer my hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Sussex (Mr. Renton) gave to the right hon. Member for Strangford (Mr. Taylor) on 19 June 1985 at column 151.
Hong Kong
Mr. Ashley asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will respond to the representations made by the Hong Kong Legislative Council before the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order is laid before Parliament.
Mr. Renton: The representations made by the Hong Kong Legislative Council are being given careful consideration. The timing of the announcement of eventual decisions will involve several factors, among them the programme for the order, which will depend on the parliamentary timetable. This has yet to be arranged through the usual channels.
Irina Ratushinskaya
Mr. Beith asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Soviet Embassy concerning the case of Irina Ratushinskaya, currently being held in a Soviet labour
camp.
Mr. Renton: We regularly make clear to the Soviet authorities our concern for human rights and that those
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imprisoned for their political or religious beliefs should be released. The case of Irina Ratushinskaya was raised by my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Edinburgh, Pentlands (Mr. Rifkind) then Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, during his talks with Deputy Foreign Minister Kornienko last year.
EC (United Kingdom Budget Contribution)
Mr. Higgins asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the European Economic Community is committed to implementation of the United Kingdom's budgetary abatement in full, whether or not any supplementary budget is agreed.
Mrs. Chalker: The European Community is under an obligation, under the new own resources decision, which has treaty status, to implement the United Kingdom budgetary abatement in full. On the basis of estimates of the United Kingdom's entitlement, provision for the abatement is made in the Community budget for the year following that for which the abatement is due. We are this year already receiving an abatement of £830 million in respect of 1985. A correction to the main abatement falls to be made if outturn figures differ from the earlier estimates.
On the basis of the outturn figures for 1985, the Commission has calculated that an additional sum is due to the United Kingdom. The revenue correction through which our abatement is made is written into the Community budget. The Commission has said that it will make provision for the additional abatement at the earliest opportunity, that is, in the supplementary budget it plans to bring forward shortly.
Soviet Dissidents
Mr. Marlow asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has anything to add to the reply given to the hon. Member for Northampton, North on 14 February, Official Report, column 589, relating to representations to the Soviet Government about Soviet dissidents.
Mr. Renton: I regret that, due to an error, the list was incomplete. Representations were also made to the Soviet Union on behalf of Valeri Barinov and Alexandr Kholmiansky. The number of Jewish cases given in the final sentence is correct for the list as amended.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Honours List
Mr. Dalyell asked the Attorney-General when he expects to receive the report from the Director of Public Prosecutions about the allegations relating to honours for Alan Bristow over Westlands.
will The Attorney-General: The Metropolitan police submit a report to the Director of Public Prosecutions at the conclusion of their inquiry. It is too soon to say how long the inquiry will take.
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