§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has yet been able to arrange an independent medical examination of Mr. Keith Carmichael, a citizen of the United Kingdom at present in jail in Riyadh.
§ Mr. HurdThe Saudi authorities have agreed to look into the possibility of a medical board incorporating a British doctor seeing Mr. Carmichael. We are continuing to keep a close interest in Mr. Carmichael's case.
§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has yet received any reply to the representations he has made to the Government of Saudi Arabia concerning the treatment of Mr. Keith Carmichael, a United Kingdom citizen at present in jail in Riyadh.
§ Mr. HurdThere has been no formal response to our representations as yet, but our embassy in Jedda has confirmed that the Saudi authorities are investigating the allegations of Mr. Carmichael's ill-treatment.