Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 November 1996. It was answered by Nicholas Bonsor (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 November 1996 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: What representations he has made to the Venezuelan authorities about the situation of British citizens currently being detained in Venezuela.

Answer: Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Venezuelan authorities about the situation of British citizens currently being detained in Venezuela. [4215] Sir Nicholas Bonsor: The British embassy in Caracas liaises regularly with the Venezuelan authorities and monitors closely the situation of all British citizens who have been detained. An EU demarche was made in July on the situation of the Venezuelan prisons and a statement was issued earlier this month by the EU presidency, following recent disturbances at the La Planta prison in Caracas.

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