HC Deb 16 April 1986 vol 95 c407W
Mr. Caborn

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give the reasons why Her Majesty's Government voted against the 1985 United Nations General Assembly resolution 40/64I.

Mrs. Chalker

We voted against United Nations General Assembly resolution 40/64I because we considered that its call for the Security Council to consider the adoption of mandatory sanctions against South Africa would only make matters worse in that country.