HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 c82W
Mr. Colman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice he has given the Secretary of State for Home Affairs in relation to applications for asylum from Saudi members of the Committee for the Defence of Legitimate Rights resident in the United Kingdom. [164677]

Mr. Rammell

All asylum claims are judged on their individual merits. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office answers enquiries from the Home Office case by case.

Mr. Colman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on peaceful democratic reform in Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement. [164678]

Mr. Rammell

We encourage peaceful reform and change in Saudi Arabia.