§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what actions are being taken by Her Majesty's Government to ensure that there are free and fair elections in Guyana.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydDuring several ministerial meetings with Ministers of the Government of Guyana during the 389W past year we have consistently emphasised that the forthcoming elections in Guyana should be seen to be free and fair. The last such occasion was in London on 16 October when I met the Guyanese Minister of Finance, Mr. Carl Greenidge.
We have welcomed President Hoyte's invitation to the Commonwealth Secretary General to send a Commonwealth election observer mission to monitor the elections and have informed the Secretary General that we will make a significant contribution towards the costs of an observer mission.