§ Sir Frederic Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if it is his policy to introduce legislation to provide for a referendum on effecting settlement of the Rhodesian problem and the ending of sanctions; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Miss Joan LestorI am not sure whether the hon. Member is thinking in terms of a referendum in Rhodesia or Britain. The essential point, as my right hon. Friend has made clear on several occasions, is that we will not agree to any settlement which does not have the support of the African majority in Rhodesia.
1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 to date Daily average population … 81 92 118 72 46 49 Number of abscondings … 31 26 31 14 14 18 Number who have not been recaptured Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 1 Number who have failed to return from parole and are still unlawfully at large Nil Nil Nil Nil 1 1