Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 20 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 June 2002. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 June 2002 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department will supply answers to the chronology points discussed during the meeting with the honourable Member for Sutton and Cheam and his constituent, the Reverend Jason Clark.

Answer: Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when his Department will supply answers to the chronology points discussed during the meeting with the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam and his constituent, the Reverend Jason Clark. [64365] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The chronology queries, to which the hon. Member refers, are Mr. Clark's contradictions of the Embassy and FCO's records. It was agreed during the hon. Member's meeting with my noble Friend Baroness Amos on 20 February, that the chronology issue would be reviewed once our mutual concerns about Mr. Clark's health (and corresponding clemency plea to the Abu Dhabi authorities) had been addressed. I understand that this was agreed with Michael Clark himself in a meeting with embassy staff on 20 January 2002. As soon as these concerns are resolved, we will address the issues surrounding the discrepancies in our respective chronology of events in this case.

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