On behalf of the hon. Member for Darlington, I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any further information to give the House in regard to the New Hebrides Convention; have any fundamental alterations been made in the recent arrangements; and can he state what was the result of the negotiations in regard to Sierra Leone.

The Answer to the first and second parts of the Question is in the negative. As I have already stated, the rumours as to negotiations about Sierra Leone are without foundation.