HC Deb 28 June 1989 vol 155 c459W
Mr. Andrew Bowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, in view of the libellous statements made about Mr. Louis Fitzgibbon of Portland place, Brighton by Mr. T. Gizaw, the Ethiopian press counsellor, he will take steps to expel Mr. Gizaw from the United Kingdom.

Mr. Eggar

No. The Foreign and Commonweath Office maintains an impartial stance in this private libel action, where the facts are disputed.