§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, during recent talks on human rights between officials from Britain and the Soviet Union, the Soviet side raised cases of alleged human rights abuse in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorThe Soviet side raised the case of Paul Hill, who was convicted of murder in the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings in 1975, and handed over a list of 10 miners who claim to have been blacklisted since the miners' strike. We are looking into all these cases and will provide a full response.