HC Deb 27 January 1986 vol 90 c367W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if Mr. Salah Abdessalem Ben Rabha has been accorded diplomatic status; and if he will make a statement;

(2) whether Mr. Salah Abdessalem Ben Rabha had diplomatic status at the time of the seige of the Libyan People's Bureau.

Mrs. Chalker

Mr. Salah Abdessalem Ben Rabha was employed by the former Libyan people's bureau as a film technician until he left the United Kingdom on 27 April. At no time was he notified to us as a diplomatic agent nor a member of the administrative and technical staff; he had no diplomatic status. He is not now notified to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in any capacity.

Any question about his presence in the United Kingdom is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary.