HC Deb 16 December 1981 vol 15 c134W
30. Mr. Deakins

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will take initiatives to bring to an end the war in El Salvador.

Mr. Luce

No, I do not believe that it is appropriate for the United Kingdom as a non-regional Power to take initiatives at this stage. Moreover, the question of El Salvador has been discussed by the European Community in political co-operation and it is the common view of the Ten that there is at present no scope for a collective initiative.