Uganda (Hansard, 24 April 1990)

§ Mr. Ernie Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last met the Ugandan High Commissioner; and whether at that meeting he raised the subject of claims for compensation on behalf of British citizens.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
Since his appointment last October, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has not had a formal meeting with the Ugandan high commissioner. My right hon. Friend the Minister for Overseas Development raised this subject with President Museveni when she visited Uganda in March.

§ Mr. Ernie Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list(a) the bilateral agreements between the United Kingdom Government and Uganda, (b) when they were signed and (c) when they are individually due for review or and renewal.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
The main bilateral agreements signed by Her Majesty's Government with Uganda since 1986, when President Museveni came to power, are(i) The Overseas Service (Uganda) Agreement; signed at Kampala 18 March 1986 and entered into force on 31 March 1986. Treaty Series/Command number not yet allocated. To be reviewed before 31 March 1991. The Public Officers' Pensions (Uganda) Amendment Agreement; signed at Kampala on 29 October 1987 and entered into force the same day. Treaty Series/Command number 057/1988 Cm. 145. To be reviewed as necessary. The United Kingdom/Ugandan Debt Agreement No. 3 (1987); signed at Kampala on 26 April 1988 and entered into force on 5 May 1988. Treaty Series/Command number 067/1988 Cm. 482. Under review.
A number of aid agreements have also been concluded during the period.
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§ Mr. Ernie Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens have outstanding claims for compensation against the Government of Uganda.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
No exact figure is available, but the Ugandan Government have reported that they have received slightly over 1,000 claims for compensation from persons in Britain. The majority of these will have been from British citizens and remain outstanding.