§ 24. Sir Michael MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the likely demand for parliamentary support in observing elections in newly emerging democracies in 1994.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWe hope that there will be several elections in emerging democracies in 1994 to which missions of international observers will be invited. The most notable is the election in South Africa, but there will be elections in Ukraine, Moldova and Kazakhstan, and possibly in Mozambique, Malawi, Belarus and the Occupied Territories. The numbers of observers required will depend on how each observer mission is organised. The United Kingdom hopes to send observers as appropriate either bilaterally or through missions organised by the United Nations, Commonwealth or European Union.