§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to resist the imposition by the European Community 751W and other international bodies of further economic and political sanctions against Nigeria; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI refer my hon. Friend to the replies that I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Surrey, North-West (Sir M. Grylls) and to her on 29 June,Official Report, columns 684–85.
§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has concerning the extent to which repressive press decrees imposed following the annulment of the June 1993 presidential election in Nigeria have now been repealed; and what response he has made to such repeals.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydMost of the repressive press decrees have been repealed; we welcomed those moves. However, two publishing houses were shut down by the military Government in the run-up to the anniversary of the 12 June 1993 election. We are concerned by this, and urge the military to reverse this repressive action.