HC Deb 03 November 1994 vol 248 cc1383-4W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what plans Her Majesty's Government have to expand the scope of operations designed to register Sahrawi voters and ensure that the referendum for self-determination in Western Sahara is carried out in a fair and democratic manner, and is free from either intimidation or manipulation by the Moroccan Government; and if he will make a statement;

(2) what plans Her Majesty's Government have to encourage negotiations between the Polisario and the Moroccan Government prior to the 1995 United Nations referendum in Moroccan-held territory;

(3) if he will make a statement regarding the exclusion of the international media and other independent observers from Western Sahara by the Government of Morocco;

(4) what plans Her Majesty's Government have to prevent the harassment by the Moroccan military of Sahrawis who attempt to register to vote in the 1995 United Nations referendum in Moroccan-held territory; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

I will write to the hon. Member.