HC Deb 12 June 1990 vol 174 c119W
Sir David Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if Her Majesty's Government will seek to extend the COCOM export controls to include South Africa.

Mr. Waldegrave

The proscribed destinations to which the COCOM controls apply are determined by strategic security reasons. South Africa does not fall into this category.

Sir David Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if Her Majesty's Government will adopt the proposals made by the Commonwealth committee of Foreign Ministers on southern Africa to strengthen the arms embargo on South Africa.

Mr. Waldegrave

We already offer the assistance to the United Nations arms embargo committee which was called for by the recent meeting of the Commonwealth committee of Foreign Ministers on southern Africa at Abuja.