asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the management of external affairs of Dominica includes diplomatic and economic arrangements between that Associated State and Guyana.

When Dominica became an Associated State in 1967 Her Majesty's Government delegated authority to the Government of Dominica to negotiate and conclude (a) trade agreements with other countries whether bilateral or multilateral relating solely to the treatment of goods; (b) agreements of purely local concern with any independent member of the Commonwealth in the Caribbean area.In addition Dominica and Guyana are both parties to the Treaty of Chaguaramas which established the Caribbean Community and which affects relations between the two countries.