HC Deb 12 July 1995 vol 263 c593W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what help his Department intends to give to Nigeria in drawing up a new electoral register. [33037]

Mr. Hanley

We have received no request from the Nigerian authorities for such assistance.

Mr. Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he received a copy of the report of the national constitutional conference in Nigeria and if he will make a statement explaining his policy in regard to steps which might be taken to encourage its implementation. [33038]

Mr. Hanley

We have not yet received a copy of the report, despite repeated requests. As my right hon. Friend the the Foreign Secretary made clear in a statement on 28 June, it is in Nigeria's own interests that there should be an accelerated and credible timetable for a transition to civilian democratic rule.

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