§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 9 January 2001,Official Report, column 504W what actions he has taken during 2001, and plans to take 133W during 2002, in response to the disappearance of Surjit Kaur Athwal, a British citizen, in India in December 1998. [27185]
§ Mr. BradshawWe continue to offer Surjit Athwal's family any assistance they may require in the search for Surjit. We have expressed our concerns about Mrs. Athwal's disappearance to the Indian authorities on numerous occasions at a high level. It is for the Indian authorities to investigate Mrs. Athwal's disappearance. We will continue to press the authorities to pursue their search.