§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have received any information from the British Embassy in Bahrain about the detention, after the end of their sentences, of Majid Milad, Nizar Al-Qarea, Hussain Al-Tattan, Abbas Al-Ardi, Raed Al Khawajah, who were given prison sentences of three years by the State Security Court in early 1995; and whether, in accordance with the Foreign Office Mission Statement, they will make representations to the Government of Bahrain concerning the detention of persons. [HL546]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)Our Embassy in Bahrain have no information about these five detainees but will make enquiries of the Bahraini authorities. In all our contacts with the Bahraini government, we have expressed concern about the high number of detainees in Bahraini prisons and have urged them to either charge or release all those being held. We will continue to do so.