§ Q33. Mr. Ripponasked the Prime Minister if he will appoint a Royal Commission to consider whether any changes in the law are necessary in order to ensure that Rhodesian holders of British passports cannot be prevented from entering the United Kingdom for private and personal reasons, including, in particular, the purpose of playing cricket at their own expense and without causing any burden on public funds; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterNo. So long as Rhodesia is under an illegal régime, the Government's policy will remain as set out in Mr. George Thomson's statement to this House of 27th June 1968. That policy has been followed by successive Governments; and the entry of sports teams from Rhodesia was, for example, discouraged in 1971 and 1972 by the Government of which the right hon. and learned Gentleman was a member.