§ Lord Molsonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, and if so when, any British Government since 1940 has recognised (a) de facto and (b) de jure the incorporation of Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia into the Soviet Union.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Brabazon of Tara)Successive British Governments have recognisedde facto but not de jure the incorporation of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia into the Soviet Union.