HC Deb 24 October 1967 vol 751 cc407-8W
32. Mr. Raphael Tuck

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs if Her Majesty's Government will hold a Referendum in British Honduras so that the people can decide for themselves whether they wish to stay with Great Britain or not.

Mr. George Thomson

I would refer the hon. Member to the statement of my hon. Friend the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in the Adjournment Debate on 12th August, 1966.

Sir F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs whether he will now announce the date of a referendum in British Honduras to enable the inhabitants freely to decide their own political future.

Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement about the constitutional future of British Honduras.

Mr. George Thomson

I have nothing to add to the reply given today to the hon. Member for Watford (Mr. Raphael Tuck).

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