HC Deb 07 February 1985 vol 72 cc663-4W
Mr. Nellist

asked the Prime Minister which Government Departments were involved in the recent visit to the United Kingdom by members of the Sri Lankan Government.

The Prime Minister

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office was the only Government Department involved in the recent visits. The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, in the course of a private visit to the United Kingdom, called on my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 30 January and on my noble Friend the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Baroness Young, on 31 January. The Sri Lankan Minister of National Security, who paid a private visit to the United Kingdom on 31 January, also called on my noble Friend Baroness Young.