§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on United Kingdom help to the United Nations for fair and free elections in Namibia; and what is Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the presence in Namibia of South African troops during pre-election time.
§ Mr. WaldegraveWe are giving our full support to the United Nations operation in Namibia. We have contributed a signals unit to the UN force (UNTAG) and are making a major financial commitment to the cost of UNTAG. We have contributed £500,000 towards the costs of repatriating Namibian refugees and have also contributed about £650,000 worth of food aid. We support the provisions in the United Nations plan for the restriction to base and phased withdrawal of South African forces from Namibia.