HC Deb 19 May 1982 vol 24 cc122-3W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, prior to the proposed inquiry into the handling by Her Majesty's Government of the Falklands issue, he will publish a factual account of the length of time, dates and all information regarding the steps taken and attempts made to resolve the Falkland Islands problems prior to the unprovoked aggression by Argentina.

Mr. Pym

Successive Governments held a series of talks with successive Argentine Governments between 1965 and 1982 in an effort to resolve the Falklands Islands dispute.

The main parliamentary announcements regarding these talks were as follows:

Official Report
8 August 1966 Written Answer Vol. 733 c. 239W
26 March 1968 Debate Vol. 761 c. 1446 ff and c. 1865 ff
1 April 1968 Statement Vol. 762 c. 3 ff
11 December 1968 Statement Vol. 775 c. 424 ff and c. 608 ff

Official Report
20 November 1969 Statement Vol. 791 c. 1522 ff
24 November 1969 Statement Vol. 792 c. 36 ff
23 July 1970 Written Answer Vol. 806 c. 309W
21 June 1971 Written Answer Vol. 819 c. 178W
6 July 1971 Written Answer Vol. 820 c. 346W
23 September 1971 Written Answer Vol. 823 c. 13–17W
11 December 1972 Oral Answer Vol. 848 c. 18 ff
31 July 1974 Written Answer Vol. 878 c. 206W
14 January 1976 Statement Vol. 903 c. 391 ff
5 February 1976 Oral Answer Vol. 904 c. 1414 ff
21 January 1977 Debate Vol. 924 c. 923 ff
2 February 1977 Statement Vol. 925 c. 550 ff
13 July 1977 Oral Answer Vol. 935 c. 405 ff
7 December 1977 Written Answer Vol. 940 c. 769
16 December 1977 Debate Vol. 941 c. 1226 ff
22 February 1978 Written Answer Vol. 944 c. 712W
29 January 1979 Written Answer Vol. 961 c. 348W
14 May 1980 Statement Vol. 984 c. 1476 ff
2 December 1980 Statement Vol. 995 c. 195 ff
2 February 1981 Written Answer Vol. 998 c. 21 W
22 July 1981 Written Answer Vol. 9 c. 158W
2 March 1982 Written Answer Vol. 19 c. 93W
3 March 1982 Statement Vol. 19 c. 263 ff