§ 20. Mr. MARKHAMasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that Mr. William Robert Lamb, of Beeston, Notts, has recently been sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment at Barcelona; and whether the British Consul there has been instructed to assist him with legal aid if required for an appeal?
§ Mr. EDENI have no information on this point other than that which has appeared in the Press, but I have called for a report from His Majesty's Consul-General at Barcelona. As regards the second part of the question, I have inquired whether the prisoner is represented by a competent lawyer and on receipt of a reply I will gladly communicate further with my hon. Friend.