§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, in the light of the agreement by the United States of America, Canada and Australia to admit more Vietnamese refugees, he will now confirm the agreement to increase the United Kingdom quota announced on 22 December 1988; what the arrangements will be for the increased numbers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarWe have been encouraged by the responses to our call for a new international effort to take more Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong. We are now considering whether we can confirm the decision announced on 22 December 1988.