HC Deb 03 July 1992 vol 210 c755W
Ms. Glenda Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise the western Sahara referendum with the United Nations Secretary-General; and if he will urge him fully to deploy United Nations forces (MINURSO) in the area to implement sanctions against those violating the ceasefire and to intervene personally to end the current stalemate.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

There will be opportunities to discuss these issues with the United Nations Secretary-General during his present visit to London.

Ms. Glenda Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to give a firm commitment to a free and fair referendum for the Sahrawi people.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

We continue to give our full support to the United Nations Secretary-General's settlement plan, which provides for the holding of a United Nations-supervised referendum to enable the Sahrawi people to determine their own future.