HC Deb 25 October 1989 vol 158 cc489-90W
49. Mr. Nicholas Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the continued detention in Iran of Mr. Roger Cooper and his Department's efforts to secure Mr. Cooper's release.

Mr. Waldegrave

Roger Cooper has been held in prison in Iran, without adequate consular access, since December 1985. We regard his detention as wholly unjustified, and have made our concerns clear to the Iranian Government both directly and indirectly on many occasions. We shall continue to take every opportunity to press for his release.

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