Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 July 2002. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 July 2002 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 recent discussions he has had with the Lord Chancellor concerning the Catherine Meyer case.

Answer: Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Lord Chancellor concerning the Catherine Meyer case. [71591] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The Lord Chancellor's Department is the lead Department on Hague Convention cases. In 1995 Lady Meyer ceased to pursue court proceeding under the Hague Convention for the return of her children. At that point the Lord Chancellor's Department ceased to be involved in her case. However, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Lord Chancellor's Department have offered a joint meeting to my hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East to discuss Lady Meyer's case and the operation of the Hague Convention.

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