§ 11. Mr. Fisherasked the Minister of Overseas Development whether she will now announce the recommendations of the Stamp Mission on the future of the Land Settlement scheme in Kenya.
§ Mrs. CastleI have received the interim report of the Stamp Mission and I have invited Kenya Ministers to London in the week beginning 26th July for a preliminary exchange of views on it. I hope that these discussions will form a basis for substantive talks later on when I have had the opportunity fully to consider the Mission's final report, which I expect to receive in July. As I indicated in my reply of 23rd February to a supplementary question by the hon. Gentleman the Member for Haltemprice (Mr. Wall), the Mission's report will not be published.
§ Mr. FisherIn considering the recommendations of the Stamp Mission, will the right hon. Lady bear in mind that there are many leaders of opinion, Euro- 1490 pean as well as African, in Kenya now who feel that the future land settlement scheme should be phased out for a somewhat longer period of between eight and ten years and that part of the money we provide should be made available for more productive development of the African areas?
§ Mrs. CastleThis is a matter which falls within the scope of the Stamp Report, and I shall therefore be considering it.
§ Mr. TurtonAlthough the right hon. Lady cannot publish the Report, will she make a statement of policy at an early date after she has considered it?
§ Mrs. CastleI think that that would be quite the wrong way of proceeding. Clearly my first step must he to discuss the Report with the Kenya Ministers.