HC Deb 05 November 1991 vol 198 c27W
Sir Peter Blaker

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the latest position regarding the United Nations efforts to secure a solution to the problems of the western Sahara.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

A ceasefire in the territory took effect on 6 September. A referendum on the future of the territory, envisaged in the United Nations Secretary General's plan, is scheduled for January 1992. The United Nations mission supervising the referendum—MINURSO—has been deployed. It is now drawing up a list of voters. The United Kingdom is contributing to the cost of MINURSO and has provided 15 military observers.