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Written Answers
M Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
mmonwealth Affairs what is her Majesty's Government's policy towards the Resistencia Nacional Mocambica.
Mrs. Chalker: We do not recognise RENAMO. We deplore RENAMO's terrorist activities in Mozambique and neighbouring countries, with whose Governments we have full diplomatic relations.
Mozambique
Mr. Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what status he accords the Nkomati agreement of 1984 in his dealings with Mozambique and the Republic of South Africa.
Mrs. Chalker: My right hon. and learned Friend has stressed on many occasions the importance of the two parties concerned abiding by the letter and spirit of the Nkomati accord.
Mr. Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his assessment of the extent to which the economy of Mozambique is dependent on the economy of the Republic of South Africa.
Mrs. Chalker: A degree of interdependence exists between the economies of Mozambique and South Africa.
Mr. Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on United Kingdom relations with Mozambique.
Mrs. Chalker: Our relations with the Government of Mozambique are close. We support President Chissano's efforts to restore peace and stability in Mozambique and more widely in the region. We also welcome and support his economic reform programme, agreed with the IMF.
Mr. Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the extent to which Commonwealth countries have implemented the Vancouver summit commitment to embark upon a process of consultations with a view to enabling those of its members in a position to do so to make appropriate contributions to the security needs of Mozambique.
Mrs. Chalker: General Obansanjo recently visited certain front-line states, including Mozambique, on a mandate from the Vancouver Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting to consider what support might be needed to assist with Mozambican security needs.
Hong Kong
Mr. Fry: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Hong Kong citizens have emigrated in each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available.
Mr. Eggar: The Hong Kong Government do not keep statistics on emigration from Hong Kong,
Fiji
Mr. Foulkes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the status of the representative of the Government of Fiji resident in London.
Written Answers
Mr. Eggar: The representative of Fiji resident in London is at present charge d'affaires ad interim, pending the arrival of an ambassador, who is expected shortly.
Mr. Foulkes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the terms of Lord Salisbury's Despatch, the treaty between the Governments of Fiji, India and the United Kingdom, are still in force; and what is his assessment of its validity in the current circumstances in Fiji.
Mr. Eggar: The dispatch from the Secretary of State for India to the Viceroy of India dated 24 March 1875 indicated principles by which British colonial Governments should be guided in their dealings with emigrants from India. The proposals in this dispatch were never formally accepted, however, although they were occasionally upheld by some colonial administrations in the British empire. The dispatch's only relevance to present circumstances in the modern Republic of Fiji is as an example of attempts to manage race relations in the past.
Nuclear Weapons
Ms. Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to initiate with other nuclear non-proliferation treaty member states an investigation into alleged collaboration between Israel and South Africa on nuclear weapons research and testing; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Mellor: We have no evidence of such collabora- tion. It is our long-standing policy to follow as closely as possible all developments which might lead to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Ms. Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has received any reports from the British Antarctic Survey concerning nuclear weapons tests in the Norwegian section of Antarctica.
Mr. Eggar: We have received no such reports from the 12 488 British Antarctic Survey.
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Mr. Spearing: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consideration has been given by the Council of Ministers of the European Economic Community to attendance by Ministers or officials of the Governments of member states at any meeting of the European Parliament or its committees; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Chalker: The Council has discussed the question of requests from the European Parliament for evidence from the Governments of member states, and has agreed that it is for each member state to decide how to reply. There is no legal obligation on member states to give evidence to the European Parliament or its committees.
Mr. Spearing: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what requests have been received by Her Majesty's Government from any organ of the European Parliament requesting or requiring evidence in writing or attendance of any Government Minister or civil servant; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Chalker: We are aware of no such requests.
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