§ Sir T. Beamishasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he is aware of the concern in the Seychelles about their future links with the United Kingdom; why no opportunities were made for Mr. James Mancham to discuss with his Department the islands' constitutional future during his three recent visits to London; and whether it is Her Majesty's Government's policy to maintain a close and continuing relationship between the Seychelles and the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsI am not aware of any general concern on this subject.
Mr. Mancham had informal discussions in the Commonwealth Office during each of his visits to London this year.
Her Majesty's Government's policy regarding this country's future relationship with Seychelles, as with the other remaining British dependent territories, was set out in the reply my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary gave to the hon. Gentleman the Member for Cheltenham (Mr. Dodds-Parker) on 9th December.—[Vol. 775, c. 16–17.]