HC Deb 20 April 1983 vol 41 cc92-3W
Mr. Brocklebank-Fowler

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received from the Uganda Evacuees Association; and if he will meet Mr. Praful Patel, its director of claims and compensation, before taking any further action in relation to the Government of Uganda's proposals for compensating eligible British Asians.

Mr. Rifkind

It is the intention of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to pass on to those concerned information about the procedure that the Uganda Government wish them to adopt to claim compensation for property expropriated under the Amin regime. Representations have been received from the Uganda Evacuees Association and my hon. Friend the Member for Woking met the President of the association, Mr. Haria, and Mr. Praful Patel on 18 April at their request when he explained to them fully the basis on which we were taking this action.

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