HC Deb 14 February 1997 vol 290 cc335-6W
Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the occasions when British representatives have met Mr. Krishna Maharaj. [15679]

Dr. Liam Fox

Consular officers visited Mr. Maharaj on:

  • 3 January 1989
  • 22 August 1989
  • 12 February 1991
  • 19 December 1991
  • 11 June 1992
  • 9 December 1992
  • 22 November 1993
  • 27 March 1995 and
  • 4 April 1996.

Mr. Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the law office of the capital collateral representative has indicated it has the resources to pay for the legal preparation of Mr. Krishna Maharaj's application for a retrial in Florida. [15675]

Dr. Fox

The Florida state capital collateral representative is not responsible for the preparation of Mr. Maharaj's application for a retrial. If his current legal representative withdraws from the case the public defender's office will appoint the capital collateral representative to represent him. The question of resources is for the Florida state authorities.

Mr. Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the financial resources needed by Mr. Krishna Maharaj to put his case for a retrial. [15676]

Dr. Fox

That is a matter for Mr. Maharaj and his lawyers.

Mr. Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if his Department's Ministers have met the family or legal representatives of Mr. Krishna Maharaj. [15678]

Dr. Fox

No.