§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he intends to make to the Government of South Africa about progress towards the achievement of human rights for blacks in South Africa and progress towards the dismantlement of apartheid.
§ Mr. RifkindWe take every opportunity to impress upon the South African Government our deep concern about human rights questions and the urgent need to dismantle apartheid. This concern was clearly reflected in the important statements by EC Ministers at Luxembourg on 10 September and the accord reached by Commonwealth Heads of Government in Nassau on 20 October.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people currently residing in South Africa, as South African citizens, are entitled to British passports under United Kingdom immigration rules.
§ Mr. RifkindEligibility for a British passport is determined by the British Nationality Act not by the immigration rules.
It is estimated that there are between one and two million persons of British birth or descent resident in South Africa. It is not known how many are dual South African-British nationals.