HC Deb 23 January 1984 vol 52 c394W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards compliance with United Nations resolutions.

Mr. Whitney

Our policy is to comply scrupulously with those resolutions of the Security Council which are mandatory, and to determine our attitude to other resolutions — including those adopted by the General Assembly, which are recommendatory and non-binding in character—according to their merits.