HC Deb 12 March 1997 vol 292 cc246-7W
37. Mr. Fabricant

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of relations between the United Kingdom and(a) the former dominions and (b) the United States of America; and if he will make a statement. [18333]

Sir Nicholas Bonsor

The United Kingdom's relations with these countries remain excellent. We shall continue to attach priority to sustaining our important links with them. Major programmes are under way in Australia and New Zealand to highlight the importance of our modern as well as our historical relationship with them.