HC Deb 06 July 1988 vol 136 cc601-2W
20. Mr. McAvoy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Israeli Government about the detention without trial of Mr. Shaher Sa'ed, general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unionists in the West Bank and Gaza, along with others; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Mellor

We have asked the Israeli Government for details of Mr. Sa'ed's detention. If there is no case against him, we hope that he will soon be released to resume his trade union work.