E1 Salvador (Hansard, 29 November 1989)

§ 20. Mr. Flannery
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice he will now offer to British subjects working in E1 Salvador; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
The British chargé d'affaires is advising those members of the British community with no urgent need to remain in the country to leave while normal commercial flights are available. The advice to those remaining is to stay at home.

§ 27. Dr. Godman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has concerning the murder of the six Jesuit priests in San Salvador on 17 November; and if he will make a statement.

29. Mr. Heifer
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has concerning the murder of the six Jesuit priests in San Salvador on 17 November; and if he will make a statement.

§ 87. Mr. Michael J. Martin
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has concerning the murder of the six Jesuit priests in San Salvador on 17 November; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
Our information is that Father Ignacio Ellacuria, Rector of the Catholic university in E1 Salvador, five of his colleagues, their cook and her daughter were murdered in the early hours of 16 November by assassins armed with automatic weapons. Some were reported to be in uniform. We utterly condemn this cowardly and appalling murder, and urge that those responsible be identified and brought to justice without delay.

§ 30. Mrs. Wise
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action his Government are taking to promote a cease-fire in E1 Salvador.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
We have called on the FMLN to end their offensive and have urged both sides to return to the negotiating table.

§ 37. Mr. Tony Lloyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last312W discussed the situation in E1 Salvador with representatives of the United States Government; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
We have regular discussions with the United States Administration on a wide range of subjects, including E1 Salvador.

§ 38. Mr. Barron
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of E1 Salvador about the safety of British subjects there; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
Her Majesty's chargé d'affaires in San Salvador has repeatedly reminded the authorities of their responsibility for their protection and given clear advice to United Kingdom citizens in E1 Salvador. He has received the fullest co-operation in carrying out his consular duties during the present emergency.

§ Mr. Terry Fields
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether, he will cut British financial and diplomatic links with the Government of E1 Salvador, in the light of Government violence against citizens.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
We have no plans to break relations with the Government of E1 Salvador. The current escalation of violence there results from the offensive launched by the FMLN guerrillas on 11 November. We call on them to return to the negotiating table.

§ 51. Mr. Watson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of the United States of America concerning the worsening human rights situation in E1 Salvador.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
We have regular discussions with the US Administration on a wide range of subjects, including E1 Salvador.