§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amoryasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he intends to publish the Government's response to the report on Grenada by the Foreign Affairs Committee; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweWe have today published a White Paper in reply to the second report from the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs. The White Paper sets out our policies and explains why we do not accept the criticism in the report of our actions during the Grenada crisis.
It is important now to look to the future. We shall continue to support the interim Administration in their efforts to bring Grenada to elections and to initiate economic development, and we look forward to the return of an elected Government on the island. We have also taken this opportunity, in response to the Committee's suggestion, to emphasise again the importance that we attach to the maintenance and promotion of good relations with all the countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean and to their economic development and security.