§ Q3. Mr. Martenasked the Prime Minister whether he will invite the Prime Ministers of the Caribbean Associated States to Great Britain for talks with him.
§ The Prime MinisterI have no plans to do so at present, Sir.
§ Mr. MartenIs it not time to tell the Caribbean Prime Ministers, and indeed this House, why more than a year after the Government's venture in Anguilla there are still 84 policemen there? Would it not be wise to invoke the West Indies Act, which we passed in 1967 and which gave those islands the right to a referendum, if they want it, to change their constitution?
§ The Prime MinisterThe police are there because they are needed there. As regards further consultation with Commonwealth Caribbean Governments about Anguilla, I hope the hon. Member will agree that it is right now to await the outcome of the work of the commission which followed consultation and which we and the St. Kitts Government appointed under the chairmanship of Sir Hugh Wooding. I am sure it is wise to wait for that.