§ 2. Mr. Fenner Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement regarding the visit of the Minister of State to the Sudan.
§ The Minister of State (Mr. Selwyn Lloyd)As the hon. Member is no doubt aware, I made a statement on this subject on 2nd April.
§ Mr. Fenner BrockwayIs the right hon. and learned Gentleman now able to say when elections are likely to take place in the Sudan?
§ Mr. LloydNo, I am not yet able to say that. The Electoral Commission was appointed on 6th April and I think they have that matter very much in mind.
§ Mr. Fenner BrockwayMay I ask whether the prospects are that it will be possible to hold the elections this summer, or will they have to be postponed until the autumn?
§ Mr. LloydI do not know the answer to that question. I think I had better not guess at the moment.