§ Mr. Hefferasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in view of the official proposal again put forward by U Thant during the conversations which took place with Her Majesty's Government in the course of his recent visit to Great Britain, that the bombing of North Vietnam should cease as a prerequisite to peace talks, if Her Majesty's Government will now dissociate Great Britain from the United States policy in Vietnam; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. William RodgersMy right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary have repeatedly made it clear to the House that we do not think that we would be helping to bring peace in Vietnam any nearer by dissociating Her Majesty's Government from American policy.