§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what response the United Kingdom post in Paris has received from the French authorities concerning the case of Mr. Sheikh Riaz Ahmad, a British citizen, of Bradford, about whom the Secretary of State wrote to the hon. Member for Bradford, West, on 4 January last; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe British Consulate-General at Lille has received a report from the French frontier police82W on their refusal to allow Mr. Ahmed to land. This indicates Mr. Ahmed was refused entry because he was not able to prove his nationality. Since this explanation is less than satisfactory we are seeking clarification from the French authorities. I am in correspondence with the hon. Gentleman about this case and will write again when I have a further report.