§ Q2. Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Prime Minister whether he will pay an official visit to Nairobi.
§ The Prime MinisterI have at present no plans to do so.
§ Mr. JannerWhen my right hon. Friend consults President Kenyatta and his other Commonwealth colleagues will he raise with them the necessity for a complete overhaul of the law on diplomatic immunity? Will he draw particular attention to the staggering abuse of our hospitality in London by visiting diplomats, especially by the Nigerians, who have succeeded in claiming diplomatic immunity on 6,500 occasions in the last year?
§ The Prime MinisterYes. I heard the "Today" programme. I am grateful to my hon. and learned Friend, because he gave me the opportunity of looking up some of these matters. It is true that there is considerable violation of the parking regulations. I am told that that is to some extent due to the fact that opportunities for parking in the case of people who enjoy immunity are more limited in this country than elsewhere. But there have been discussions and a series of meetings between the Greater London Council and heads of diplomatic missions to see whether more reserved parking spaces can be provided for the official use of missions. [An HON. MEMBER: "Why?"] So as to prevent parking infringements, I suppose.
In answer to the first part of my hon. and learned Friend's question, I do not think that I shall be discussing the matter with President Kenyatta.
§ Mr. Tim RentonSwitching from parking meters, will the Prime Minister, if he stays in office, go somewhat further than Kenya and take the opportunity of following President Podgorny and Fidel Castro in visiting Tanzania and Mozambique to discover for himself the alarming extent of build-up of Russian arms and influence in Southern Africa?
§ The Prime MinisterMy right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary will be visiting both Tanzania and Mozambique in the course of his forthcoming journey to Africa. I am sure that he will have the opportunity of discussing this and other matters with President Nyerere and President Machel. I keep in close touch with President Nyerere on a number of matters, through correspondence. I shall certainly use all opportunities to see that our relations with Tanzania are maintained on the closest basis.
§ Mr. HooleyDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the general stability and prospects for peace in Southern Africa would be improved if Israel and other countries followed the excellent example of this country of not supplying arms to South Africa?
§ The Prime MinisterWe are opposed to supply of arms to South Africa and accept the full United Nations decision on this matter. I trust that all others will do the same.