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HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalThe right hon. Gentleman asks what specific information is held about what was said, and I would say to him that there is a case going on at the High Court. Subject to what Madam…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalIt is a real pleasure to face the shadow Minister, and I look forward—if I am in post—to exchanging views with her on these specific points. First, she raised the actions or…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalThe first part of the hon. Member’s question was about the view taken by the former Prime Minister of arbitrary detention and Mr Johal’s case. The United Nations working group on…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalI would again make the point to the hon. Member that there is a separation of powers between the judiciary, the legislature and the Executive. [ Interruption. ] He has made an…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalWith regard to any specific notes, they will be dealt with in accordance with procedure.07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalThe hon. Lady is correct to say that the former Prime Minister made a determination on arbitrary detention, and the United Nations working group on arbitrary detention has issued…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalThis case is a top priority for the United Kingdom Government, the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister, and I will ensure that everything is done to ensure that Mr Johal’s…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalOn the first point about the Government’s commitment to an international rules-based system, the answer is yes, as it is for the United Kingdom Government’s commitment to open…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalThis case is a priority for the United Kingdom Government, and it will be a priority for the Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister. The Prime Minister raised the issue directly…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalMy right hon. Friend’s first point was that there are allegations in this case. Absolutely: there are allegations and there is a procedure and process that they must go through to…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalIf the right hon. Gentleman would write to me in detail on that specific point, I can ask officials to look into it and come back to him on that technicality.07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that we should do everything we can to support Mr Johal and his family. That is why there have been nearly 100 forms of communication…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalAllegations. If I may finish, what I would say is that the accusations and allegations that have been made with regard to the situation of a British national abroad need to be…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalMadam Deputy Speaker, you said that brevity is a virtue, not a vice, and the answer to that question is yes.07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalOn arbitrary detention and the specific point about release I will again give the answer I gave earlier: the focus of these cases is always to work in the best interests of the…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalI will take questions later, subject to what you say, Madam Deputy Speaker. The point I am trying to make, to bring the House together, is that this case has been raised with our…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalI did not quite hear the hon. Member’s question, so I will take it away and get him a full answer.07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Lady says that Ministers lack compassion, but when I was the British envoy for religious freedom I worked tirelessly with partners around…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalI am grateful to the hon. Member for asking the urgent question, and I pay tribute to his tenacious support for his constituent Mr Jagtar Singh Johal since his arrest in India in…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalI, too, have a Sikh community in my constituency, at the Byron Road gurdwara and the Franklin Road gurdwara, and absolutely, I think the point I would make on that is that the…07 Sept 2022