§ 2. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in view of the Devlin Report, what are the plans of Her Majesty's Government for Central Africa.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI would ask the hon. Member to await the statement which my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister is to make at the end of Questions.
§ Mr. HughesIn view of the desirability of creating the right atmosphere for the solution of the outstanding problems in that area, will the Minister at least say that he will now release Dr. Banda and his colleagues?
§ Mr. MacleodI dealt with that point in the debate on the reply to the Address. Dr. Banda's position is the same as that of any other detainee. Their cases are reviewed regularly and kept under permanent review. The result of those policies has already been to release two-thirds of those who were detained.