HC Deb 06 July 1988 vol 136 c601W
19. Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the South African Government about the Sharpeville Six.

22. Mr. Barron

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken since the failure of the petition for a retrial of the case of the Sharpeville Six; and if he will make a statement.

25. Mr. Eastham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he proposes to make to the President of the Republic of South Africa seeking the exercise of his prerogative to commute the death sentences on the Sharpeville Six; and if he will make a statement.

34. Mr. Graham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further action he is considering in the light of the recent court decision in South Africa in the case of the Sharpeville Six; and if he will make a statement.

36. Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to President Botha regarding the position of the Sharpeville Six.

49. Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has any plans to make representations to the Government of South Africa regarding the case of the Sharpeville Six.

82. Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the South African Government regarding the Sharpeville Six.

Sir Geoffrey Howe

Further appeals on behalf of the Sharpeville Six were made by Foreign Ministers of the Twelve on 14 June, by the Security Council on 17 June, by Heads of Government at the Toronto summit on 20 June, and by the European Council on 28 June. We have also raised the issue again direct with the South African Government.