HC Deb 21 June 1979 vol 968 c626W
Mr. Lofthouse

asked the Lord Privy Seal whether Mr. J. M. Drinkwater, QC, accompanied the members of the delegation to Zimbabwe-Rhodesia listed in his written answer, Official Report, 14 June, column 306; and, in what capacity.

Sir Ian Gilmour

As he states in the preface to his report, Mr. J. M. Drink-water, QC, was asked by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister when Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition to go to Rhodesia to observe the election and to report on the circumstances in which it was held. For security reasons and on grounds of convenience he travelled to and from Rhodesia and inside that country with the group of observers headed by my right hon. and noble Friend Lord Boyd. The conclusions he came to were, however, entirely his own.