Written question asked by Baroness Cox (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 October 2002. It was answered by Baroness Amos (Labour) on Monday, 28 October 2002.

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Amos, Baroness

Question

Whether reports in the German press and in the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom, that a senior Sudanese diplomat violated United Kingdom and international law by bringing a young Sudanese women to the United Kingdom against her will with a false visa application, are true; and, if so, whether they have made any representations to the Sudanese Embassy to ensure that there will be no other similar violations of immigration procedures; and whether there has been any investigation into the allegations published in the German press and in the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom that a senior Sudanese diplomat violated United Kingdom and international law by bringing a young Sudanese women to the United Kingdom against her will and by keeping her here as a domestic slave. [HL 5931;HL 5932].

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

640 c8-9WA; HL 5931;HL 5932

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Diplomatic service Women Entry clearances Domestic service Abduction Visas Sudan