HC Deb 06 May 1981 vol 4 c81W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Lord Privy Seal why Francis Geere, Gordon Kirby and Michael Westor have been moved from the embassy at Jeddah.

Mr. Hurd

Mr. Michael Weston and Mr. Francis Geere left Jeddah in January and July 1980, respectively, as a result of the normal rotation of staff, and Mr. Gordon Kirby will leave later this year for the same reason.

Mr. Cryer

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will place in the Library a copy of the statement made by Mrs. P. Arnot to a member of the embassy staff at Jeddah on 20 May 1979 regarding the death of Helen Smith.

Mr. Hurd

No. Mrs. Arnot did not make a statement to the vice-consul in any formal sense such as might be made to police during an inquiry. He made a note of a conversation with her in accordance with normal practice. Consular officers' reports which relate to personal matter are not made public, but this particular note has been made available to the deputy coroner for Leeds. The West Yorkshire police have also seen it.