§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if any additions have been made to the staffing of Her Majesty's embassy in Panama in the past six months; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has regarding the current trading situation of British banks in Panama.
§ Mr. EggarWe understand that the one British bank in Panama is operating within the same constraints, applied by the Panamanian authorities, as all other banks in Panama.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information is currently being offered to British commercial interests in Panama.
§ Mr. EggarHer Majesty's embassy regularly exchanges information with British commercial interests in Panama in the course of its normal contacts, as do other posts overseas.