§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise with other Commonwealth Governments the question of the continued membership of the Commonwealth by the Republic of Uganda.
§ Mr. RowlandsNo. I do not think that this would be useful.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans the British High Commission in Uganda has made for the evacuation of British citizens from Uganda.
§ Mr. RowlandsEvacuation plans, which are kept under constant review, exist for Uganda as they do for other countries. It is not normal practice to reveal their details.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens are resident in Uganda.
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§ Mr. RowlandsAccording to our records there are about 500 United Kingdom nationals resident in Uganda.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what message he sent to the President of Uganda following the Israeli evacuation of hostages held in Uganda; and if he will publish it in the Official Report.
§ Mr. RowlandsI refer the hon. Gentleman to the statement I made to the House on 12th July.—[Vol. 915. c. 39–44.]
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek to oppose the likely invitation to the President of Uganda to attend the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference to be held in London in 1977.
§ Mr. RowlandsNo. All Commonwealth Heads of Government are entitled to attend these meetings.