HL Deb 13 October 1981 vol 424 c367WA
Lord Brockway

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What action is proposed following the rejection by the Soviet Union of the EEC plan on Afghanistan.

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Lord Carrington)

I reminded the United Nations General Assembly on 22nd September that the European Council's proposals remain on the table. They are widely recognised as offering a reasonable and practical framework for negotiating a peaceful settlement of the situation in Afghanistan.