HL Deb 30 June 2003 vol 650 c60WA
Lord Morris of Manchester

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is their position on the membership of Montserrat and other British Overseas Territories of the CARICOM and OECS regional organisations. [HL3449]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

The British Government encourage Montserrat and the other British Overseas Territories to obtain maximum benefits from regional integration, including, where appropriate, through their membership of CARICOM and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The British Overseas Territories require prior British Government approval, in the form of an entrustment, before undertaking international commitments.