§ 100. Mr. Patrick Wallasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he will make a statement about the progress of the formation of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
§ Mr. BottomleyI would refer the hon. Member to my reply of the 9th February in which I said that we were in communication with all Commonwealth Heads of Government about the recommendations in the confidential report by Senior Commonwealth officials. These consultations are proceeding satsifactorily but are not yet complete: 21 Governments are involved.