§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make available to the legal advisers of Lorrain Esme Osman the request for extradition, received from Hong Kong, which led to the issue of authority to proceed dated 24 January 1986; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HurdAs my hon. Friend the Minister of State, the Member for Oxford, West and Abingdon (Mr. Patten) indicated to the hon. and learned Member on 18 May at column255, it is not the practice to divulge communications about extradition cases which go beyond what the courts require for the consideration of the case.