Colonel Nguyen Van Ve

HC Deb 01 February 1973 vol 849 cc430-1W

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when Colonel Nguyen Van Ve visited the United Kingdom; what was the reason for his visit; and how long he stayed;

(2) what facilities for the study of Great Britain's penal system were asked for by Colonel Nguyen Van Ve; and what investigations he carried out during his stay in the United Kingdom;

(3) on what grounds permission to enter the United Kingdom was given to Colonel Nguyen Van Ve; and what visits and contacts he made.

Mr. Lane

Colonel Van Ve visited the United Kingdom in 1965 when he attended an overseas prison officers' training course at the Prison Service Staff College at Wakefield. I am making further inquiries about the other matters raised by the hon. Member and shall write to her as soon as these have been completed.