HC Deb 05 July 1988 vol 136 cc481-2W
Mr. John Evans

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is his Department's detailed assessment of the likely effect of comprehensive economic sanctions against South Africa in regard to(a) living standards and prospects for living standards of black South Africans and (b) British trade.

Mr.Alan Clark

Assessments indicate that comprehensive economic sanctions against South Africa would be damaging to the interests of all South Africans, irrespective of colour, and to Britain's economy.