HC Deb 01 November 1990 vol 178 c694W
Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will indicate for the Commonwealth(a) those countries which have left, (b) those countries which have been expelled, (c) those countries which have been refused admittance and (d) those countries whose applications for membership are pending.

Mr. Waldegrave

The information is as follows:

  1. (a) Republic of Ireland (1949)
    • South Africa (1961)
    • Pakistan (1972—rejoined in 1989)
    • Fiji (1987)
  2. (b) None
  3. (c) None
  4. (d) Cameroon.

Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries of the Commonwealth, indicating the date they achieved Commonwealth status, and their current populations.

Mr. Waldegrave

Namibia, population approximately 1.26 million, joined the Commonwealth on 21 March 1990. The remainder of the information requested is available from the "Commonwealth Yearbook 1990", a copy of which is held in the House of Commons Library.

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