HL Deb 28 October 2002 vol 640 cc8-9WA
Baroness Cox

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether reports in the German press and in the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom, that a senior Sudanese diplomat violated United Kingdom and international law by bringing a young Sudanese woman to the United Kingdom against her will with a false visa application, are true; and, if so, whether they have made any representations to the Sudanese Embassy to ensure that there will be no other similar violations of immigration procedures; and [HL5931]

Whether there has been any investigation into the allegations published in the German press and in the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom that a senior Sudanese diplomat violated United Kingdom and international law by bringing a young Sudanese woman to the United Kindom against her will and by keeping her here as a domestic slave. [HL5932]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Amos):

We are aware of these reports and have looked into all the circumstances surrounding this case. We are satisfied that the Immigration Rules were followed. However, as the noble Baroness is aware, it is not our practice to disclose the details of individual entry clearance cases in a public forum. I will write to the noble Baroness about this case in the new few days.