HL Deb 16 March 2001 vol 623 cc114-5WA
Lord Ahmed

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether criminal charges are being instigated regarding the allegations of false imprisonment and slavery claimed by Miss Zainas Hussain Nazir Hammad as reported in the Sunday Telegraph on 17 September 2000; and, if not, why no such criminal proceedings have been taken.[HL927]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bassam of Brighton)

The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police informs me that the police have not received any allegations or complaint in connection with these matters, nor is there any record of a person of that name being reported as missing.