§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many representations he has received 112W since 1st January 1977 regarding the continued imprisonment of Rudolph Hess.
§ Mr. JuddIn addition to a growing number of personal representations by individual hon. Members of Parliament and by other representative organisations, 62 letters have been addressed to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office about Rudolf Hess since 1st January 1977.
When I summoned the Soviet Ambassador on 29th April to make representations to the Soviet Government in favour of Hess's immediate release, I made clear to the ambassador the strength of public opinion in Britain on this issue.