Namibia (Hansard, 4 April 1990)

§ 11. Mr. Hunter
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on Namibian independence.

§ 41. Mr. Boyes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on relations with the independent Namibia.

§ 50. Mr. McCartney
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on relations with the independent Namibia.

§ 82. Mr. Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a further statement on relations with Namibia.

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on relations with independent Namibia.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs represented the Government at the Namibian independence celebrations on 21 March, and met President Nujoma and other Ministers. We strongly supported Namibia's entry into the Commonwealth. My right hon. Friend opened the new British high commission in Windhoek on 21 March and announced £10 million in bilateral aid over the next three years. We are also helping Namibia with military and police training, at President Nujoma's request.

§ 21. Sir David Steel
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent talks he has had with the Government of Namibia about the status of Walvis bay.

§ Mr. Hurd
Walvis bay was one of a number of subjects discussed during my meeting with President Nujoma in Windhoek on 21 March.

§ 22. Mr. Pike
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what requests he has received from Namibia for assistance in negotiations for the future of Walvis bay.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
The future of Walvis bay is a matter for discussion between the new Namibian Government and the Government of South Africa. We have not been asked to intervene in these negotiations.

§ 85. Mr. Malcolm Bruce
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent talks the Minister has had with the Namibian Government on their economic situation.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs had wide-ranging talks with President Nujoma during his recent visit to Windhoek for the Namibian independence celebrations. They discussed economic issues, mainly in the context of Namibia's priority for aid.