§ 31. Mr. AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current policy of Her Majesty's Government on meeting the African National Congress, the United Democratic Front and the South African Government.
§ Mrs. ChalkerOur policy is to maintain contact with all shades of opinion in South Africa.
90. Mr. Andy StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what continued pressure the Government is exercising to secure the release of Mr. Nelson Mandela and the lifting of restrictions on the African National Congress.
§ Mrs. ChalkerWe continue to urge the South African Government to release, immediately and unconditionally, Mr. Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners and to unban the African National Congress and other political parties.
36. Mr. Robert HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his meeting with F. W. de Klerk of South Africa.
§ Mrs. ChalkerMy right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and I held talks with Mr. F. W. de Klerk which were friendly and businesslike. They covered a range of issues, notably progress towards Namibian independence and the process of constitutional reform in South Africa. We naturally took the opportunity to express concern for the unconditional release of Mr. Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners, the lifting of the state of emergency and many other issues.
§ 33. Miss Emma NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have recently been made to the South African Government with a view to ending apartheid in that country.
§ Mrs. ChalkerWe take every opportunity to encourage change in South Africa leading to the peaceful replacement of apartheid by a non-racial, representative system of government acceptable to all South Africans.