HC Deb 05 February 2001 vol 362 c404W
Mr. Watts

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in gaining access to British citizens held in Saudi Arabian prisons. [147625]

Mr. Wilson

Following our representations to the Saudi authorities, our embassy has now been given access to all those British nationals to whom we had previously been denied access.

Our embassy is now arranging for follow-up visits to the men.