Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 25 February 2005.
Sarah Teather
Liberal Democrat, Brent East
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when his Department will reply to the letters on behalf of Ms Amani Hamadalla (a) to Mr. Goldsmith of the Libya Desk dated 1 September and 19 October 2004 and (b) to Baroness Symons dated 19 November 2004.
Bill Rammell
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
We regret the delay in replying to the hon. Member's correspondence, but note that officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have been in direct contact with Ms Hamadalla several times during this period, including in relation to the issues raised in the hon. Member's letters of
Officials at the British Embassy in Tripoli continue to raise Ms Hamadalla's case with the Libyan authorities. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will write to the hon. Member with a full update shortly.
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