§ Q60. Mr. Lathamasked the Prime Minister what protests were made by Her Majesty's Government to the United Nations or to the Commonwealth Secretary General regarding the mass expulsion by Nigeria of up to 2 million citizens of Ghana.
§ The Prime MinisterNone. Any such action would be primarily for those countries directly involved. They have not protested in this way; nor have they asked us to do so. We have, however, through the normal channels, drawn the attention of the Nigerian Government to the public concern in Britain about the way in which the expulsions of illegal immigrants were carried out.
Our high commissions in Accra and Lagos were immediately authorised to spend locally on emergency medical supplies, and we have provided in total over £150,000 in bilateral assistance. We are also contributing to the European Community's aid of some £4 million.