HL Deb 23 July 1997 vol 581 c168WA
Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they expect to make a decision on the asylum application of Mr. Mohammed Raya, recently convicted and jailed at Harrow Crown Court for fraud of £1.7 million on British Telecom.

Lord Williams of Mostyn

We will take a decision in Mr. Raya's case once we have completed consideration of it in the light of the requirements of the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. The aim will be to do this before the applicant's release from prison.