asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he will state the conditions imposed by Her Majesty's Government on the granting of permission for a railway to be built across Swaziland.

The question whether a railway should be built across Swaziland is still under consideration.

When it is considered, will the hon. Gentleman see that some advantage is given to Swaziland and that it is not merely for the benefit of the people on either side?

Certainly, Sir.

How will the hon. Gentleman see to it that apartheid is not practised on this railway service if it is to be a South African railway?

Who will operate the railway is a matter which is under consideration. There will be no question of the racial policies of any country outside the Commonwealth being applied to Swaziland.

They are in Basutoland.