§ Mr. Barnettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether arrangements to guarantee sterling reserves have been offered to sterling area countries other than those with whom agreements have been concluded and presented to Parliament.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsYes. In addition to the countries listed in the White Papers presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Cmnd. 3834 and 3835), arrangements similar to those embodied in the agreements with these countries, but with variations where necessary to take account of local conditions, have been offered to Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, the Associated States, the Maldive Islands, Western Somoa and all British dependent territories; and also to other monetary authorities within the sterling area. So far, arrangements have been finalised with the following Governments
Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, Gibraltar, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Pitcairn Island, St. Vincent, Seychelles, Tonga, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands, East Caribbean Currency Authority, West African Currency Board, Qatar and Dubai Currency Board.