Skip to main content

Written question asked by Andrew Dismore (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 May 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 May 2001. It was answered by Brian Wilson (Labour) on Friday, 11 May 2001 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the number of members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad released from Palestinian Authority prisons since the start of the current intifada.
Answer

Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the number of members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad released from Palestinian Authority prisons since the start of the current intifada. [160991] Mr. Wilson: There have certainly been releases, but no reliable figures are available. A few of those released have been rearrested.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
160991; 368 c450W;368 c451W
Session
2000-01
Subjects
Prisoners Proscribed organisations Prisoners' release Palestine
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk