§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list, with dates of implementation, all European and international action and agreements to which the United Kingdom Government are party, that have been taken against the Nigerian military regime. [41338]
§ Mr. HanleyIn response to the annulment of the presidential elections in 1993, and the subsequent return to power of the military government, we and our European partners introduced a series of measures against the Nigerian military. The details of those measures were set out in an answer to the hon. Member for Clydebank and Milngavie (Mr. Worthington) on 2 December 1993,Official Report, column 680.
§ Mr. LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the dates and content of meetings that Her Majesty's Government have had with representatives of the Nigerian military regime since 17 November 1993. [41351]
§ Mr. HanleyThere have been no meetings between British Ministers and members of the Nigerian military regime in either Britain or Nigeria since the European Union adopted its measures in December 1993. There has been occasional contact in the margins of international meetings in third countries. Contact has been maintained at official level in furtherance of British policy towards Nigeria.
§ Mr. LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy towards Nigeria's military regime including details of the policy towards arms sales to the regime and its relation to European Union agreements. [41352]
§ Mr. HanleyWe continue to press for an early return to democratic civilian rule and a restoration of full human rights in Nigeria. In line with EU measures agreed with our partners against the Nigerian military in December 1993, all applications for new licences for the export of defence equipment to Nigeria have been reviewed case by case, with the presumption of denial. We are keeping these measures under review in the light of progress towards civilian democratic rule.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Nigeria concerning the death penalty ordered against Ken Saro-Wiwa and others; and if he will make a statement. [42002]
§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if his Department will make representations to the Government of Nigeria about the death sentence imposed on Ken Saro-Wiwa. [41465]
§ Mr. HanleyI refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Stretford (Mr. Lloyd) on 1 November,Official Report, column 266.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contact he has had with the United Kingdom embassy in Lagos concerning the safety of Abdul Onibiyo following his recent deportation from the United Kingdom. [42004]
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§ Mr. HanleyHer Majesty's high commission in Lagos has had no contact with Mr. Onibiyo since his removal from the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what meetings have been held by Her Majesty's ambassador in Lagos to discuss human rights; and if he will make a statement. [42001]
§ Mr. HanleyHer Majesty's high commissioner in Lagos has regular meetings with representatives of non-governmental human rights organisations. Human rights issues are also raised regularly with the Nigerian authorities and discussed at meetings of European Union heads of mission in Lagos.