§ 19. Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has had any recent discussions with the British Olympic Association concerning British participation in the Moscow Olympics.
§ Mr. HeseltineI last met Sir Denis Follows, chairman of the British Olympic Association, with my right hon. and noble Friend the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary on 21 March.
§ 27. Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on his call to the British Olympic Committee to withdraw from the Moscow Olympics, in the light of the decision of the American athletics organisations to boycott the Games.
§ Mr. MonroFollowing its decision on 25 March the British Olympic Association announced that it would,
re-examine the situation if circumstances changed ".I believe these are changing daily. Other national Olympic committees, apart from 544W the Americans, have decided—or are likely to decide, to boycott Moscow, and I am confident that some major sporting nations will be amongst them. Their absence is bound to diminish the quality of the Summer games. I therefore hope that this changing scene will convince the British Olympic Association that it should re-consider its commitment to Moscow.