HC Deb 30 October 1985 vol 84 cc498-9W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Defence for how long Senior Aircraftsman Gwynfor Owen was kept in solitary confinement; what was the size of his cell; for how many days and for how long each day he was interrogated; and for how many hours he was locked up in a cell alone after his arrest on charges relating to the Official Secrets Acts.

Mr. Stanley

I shall write to the hon. Member.

Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which the seven service men based in Cyprus were (a) detained and (b) interrogated by the Provost Marshall's department after their arrest on charges relating to the Official Secrets Acts.

Mr. Stanley

I refer the hon. Gentleman to my statement in the House yesterday at c. 842–3.