§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis detailing what charges have now been brought against Mr. Mohinder Paul Singh Bedi; where he is being detained; and whether police inquiries have been completed.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI understand from the commissioner that Mr. Bedi has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the Secretary of State in respect of false asylum claims and with conspiracy to defraud financial institutions in relation to mortgage applications; that he has been remanded in custody to Her Majesty's prison Brixton but is currently undergoing treatment in Kings College hospital; and that the police inquiries into his activities have been completed.