§ 20. Mr. AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a further statement on United Kingdom policy towards the latest developments in South Africa.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe moves President de Klerk announced on 2 February are an historic landmark on the road to a new South Africa. We urge opposition groups such as the ANC, PAC and others, to respond positively and join in negotiations to achieve a peaceful transition to a non-racial South Africa.
§ 21. Mr CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent communications he has had with the Government of South Africa; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveWe maintain regular contact with the South African authorities on a wide range of issues, both here and via Her Majesty's ambassador.
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§ 66. Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action Her Majesty's Government have undertaken to secure the implementation of UNSCR 432 on Walvis bay.
§ Mr. WaldegraveAs we and other members of the contact group made clear when UNSCR 432 was adopted, we are prepared to offer diplomatic support to achieve a successful negotiation on the issue of Walvis bay between the Governments of an independent Namibia and South Africa.
§ 59. Mr. ClayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the implications for the United Nations arms embargo against South Africa of proposed changes in the COCOM system of controls of military and strategic exports.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThere are no implications for the United Nations arms embargo.
§ 54. Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contact he has had recently with the Foreign Minister of South Africa.
§ Mr. WaldegraveMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has not yet met Mr. Botha but has contact through normal diplomatic channels.
§ 49. Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations Her Majesty's Government have made to the Republic of South Africa regarding the release of all political detainees.
§ Mr. WaldegraveWe have made frequent representations on behalf of detainees in South Africa. We will continue to urge the South African Government either to charge or release unconditionally all those so detained.
§ 30. Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the implications for stability in southern Africa of South Africa's expansion of military facilities in Walvis bay.
§ Mr. WaldegraveWe have no evidence of such expansion. On 19 January the South African Government announced that the naval base at Walvis bay would be scaled down as part of a wide-ranging package of defence cuts.