§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reply he has sent to the letter to him from the Rev. John Harvey about Mr. Orton Chirwa and Mrs. Vera Chirwa, held incommunicado in a Malawi prison.
Received Withdrawn Granted Refused (i) India 1989 3 1 0 2 January to June 1990 1 0 0 1 (ii) Bangladesh 1— 1— 1— 1— (iii) Australia 1989 9,504 147 9,349 8 January to June 1990 7,293 124 7,166 3 (iv) Canada 1989 1,904 17 1,886 1 January to June 1990 1,202 12 1,182 2 1 Accurate figures are not available: the numbers are believed to be minimal.