§ Sir F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs whether he will consider sending British referees including United Kingdom Members of Parliament to the September Gibraltar Referendum, as was done in the case of Malta's Constitutional Referendum in 1964.
§ Mr. BowdenNo. I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the former Minister of State to my hon. Friend the Member for Brighouse and Spenborough (Mr. Colin Jackson) on 14th June. The circumstances of the referendum in Gibraltar are by no means the same as those of the referendum in Malta in 1964, which was conducted by the Government of Malta.—[Vol. 748, c. 570.]
§ Sir F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs how many Commonwealth countries have been invited to send observers to the Gibraltar September Referendum and how many have accepted, failed to reply, and declined, respectively.
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§ Mr. George ThomasWe are in consultation with the Commonwealth Secretary-General about this, but I am not yet in a position to make an announcement.