HL Deb 15 January 2004 vol 657 cc99-100WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What additional measures they and the European Union will take, before the expiry of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MIN URSO) on 31 January, to persuade Morocco to accept the United Nations peace plan. [HL651]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

The United Kingdom will continue to urge Morocco to engage positively with the United Nations Secretary-General and his personal envoy, James Baker III, to find a solution to the Western Sahara dispute that is acceptable to the parties and provides for self-determination for the people of Western Sahara.