§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals the Government have put to European Community Governments for the lifting of sanctions against South Africa: and which sanctions were involved.
§ Mr. WaldegraveAt the European political co-operation meeting on 20 February my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pointed out to EC partners that for all practical purposes President de Klerk has taken the steps demanded by EC Foreign Ministers in 1986 when they imposed restrictive measures on South Africa and that it would be logical therefore to respond by lifting those measures. The measures concerned are a ban on new investment in South Africa, a ban on the import of gold coins and a ban on the import of iron and steel. My right honourable Friend urged our European Community colleagues to begin this process by lifting the ban on new investment in South Africa.