§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will set out the reason for Her Majesty's Government's abstention on the vote at the United Nations calling for the lifting by the United States of America of its financial and trade blockade on Cuba.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWith the majority of European Union member states, we abstained because we believe the United States embargo against Cuba is primarily a bilateral matter for those two governments.