§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what occasions the South African Government have made representations to him, seeking United Kingdom recognition of Bophuthatswana; by whom such representations were made; and what precise form they took.
§ Mrs. ChalkerMy right hon. and learned Friend has received no such representations in recent years.
§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, further to the answer of 5 February, if he will make a statement on the relevance of the history of the people of Bophuthatswana before 1977 to the formulation of United Kingdom policy towards Bophuthatswana.
§ Mrs. ChalkerAs I explained in my answer of 8 February, at column 56, our policy is based on the fact that Bophuthatswana was created out of the Republic of South Africa, as a key element in the policy of separate development, to which we are wholly opposed.