§ Sir Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he is making to the Government of Uganda to provide proper compensation for those Asians expelled under the Amin regime who took refuge in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. OnslowWe have pressed each Ugandan Government since the overthrow of President Amin to pay adequate and effective compensation to those whose assets were expropriated in Uganda. The Ugandan Expropriated Properties Act 1982, which came into force on 21 February 1983, and the accompanying regulations provide that compensation will be paid by the Ugandan Government to those former owners who do not wish to repossess their properties, or whose applications to do so fail to meet the requirements specified in the legislation.
The British high commissioner in Kampala most recently met the Ugandan Deputy Minister of Finance on 16 March 1983 to seek further detailed information on the implementation of the Act, which the Minister undertook to provide.