§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are aware that vigils for ending the solitary confinement and for the release of Mr Mordechai Vanunu, long imprisoned in Israel, took place in September in some 10 countries; when they last discussed this matter with the Government of Israel; and whether any progress was then made. [HL1878]
§ Baroness AmosWe regularly raise Mr Vanunu's long detention with the Israeli authorities and the British Embassy in Tel Aviv monitors the conditions in which he is held.
We do not, however, have any formal locus to intervene on his behalf. There is no evidence that any British law was broken at the time of Mr Vanunu's departure from this country, and as far as we can judge he has been treated in accordance with the normal judicial process in Israel.