§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has about the safety and well-being of a British subject, Ann Scott, serving as a volunteer in the West Bank of Palestine and arrested and held incommunicado by the Israeli authorities since Sunday 11 July.
§ Mr. HurdWe understand that Miss Scott was arrested in Ramallah on 11 July whilst accompanying two students to the military governor's office to retrieve their identity cards. On 12 July Miss Scott was moved to Jerusalem where she was released on bail on 13 July. Miss Scott visited the consul general on 14 July and gave the consul general details of her alleged ill-treatment and asked the consul general to make a formal complaint on her behalf. She showed the consul general copies of a private medical report made by an Arab doctor in East Jerusalem which indicated bruising of one arm and both legs. The Israeli MFA has declined to receive any communication from the consul general about the case. We are awaiting full details after which we shall decide the next step.