South Africa (Sale of Arms)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 22 July 1970.

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Photo of Mr Alex Lyon Mr Alex Lyon , City of York 12:00, 22 July 1970

The hon. Member says that it is a fact that there are profound differences between the races—not between people at different cultural levels but between races. He says that this a God-given fact. First of all, his theology is bad. Secondly, has he never looked at the U.N.E.S.C.O. studies into the whole of the question of racial differences? Is he aware that they have found no difference between the races that can be substantiated by scientific evidence?