House of Lords Business
Show full summary

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, during his recent visit to Libya, the Foreign Secretary was made aware of the case of a 12-year-old boy from Mali who was picked up by the Libyan Coastguard following the death of his parents in the Mediterranean, and who was returned by that coastguard into a detention centre intended for adult males; and if so, what action they have taken to assist (1) that unaccompanied child, and (2) other similarly detained unaccompanied minors.  HL1512

Question HL1512: tabled on 11 September 2017 and due for answer by 25 September 2017

This type of business sits within the Questions & Statements category.

This question has been answered by the relevant Government Department.

Question text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, during his recent visit to Libya, the Foreign Secretary was made aware of the case of a 12-year-old boy from Mali who was picked up by the Libyan Coastguard following the death of his parents in the Mediterranean, and who was returned by that coastguard into a detention centre intended for adult males; and if so, what action they have taken to assist (1) that unaccompanied child, and (2) other similarly detained unaccompanied minors.  HL1512
Legend for business item text
† Item that is new or altered.
* Item is an oral question.
Numbers starting HL are unique identifiers for written questions, Bills or papers.

Member's Registered Interests

There are no interests to show.

Main Member

Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench
Life peer