§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the recent answer, Official Report, 28 February, c. 32–33, about the child Rana Ravdeet Singh of Southend, if his Department's representatives in India have received any news from the Indian authorities about the safety and welfare of the child; and if any progress has been made which might lead to his being returned to his home and mother.
§ Mr. HurdWe have had no recent news of Rana Ravdeet Singh. Our High Commission in New Delhi is still trying to locate him. It will make available to the Indian authorities a copy of the English court order making the child a ward of court. But even if the child is found the English court order could not be enforced in India, and unless an amicable agreement can be reached between the parents the question of the future custody of the child would be a matter for the Indian courts.