asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to a meeting held on the 22nd of April in London at which Adeline, Duchess of Bedford, related her personal experiences of Portuguese prisons in which political captives are kept without trial; whether Adeline, Duchess of Bedford, has communicated on this subject with the Foreign Office; and, if so, whether any correspondence arising therefrom has been transmitted to the Portuguese Government?

I have seen a report of the meeting in the public Press. Adeline, Duchess of Bedford, has been in verbal communication with the Foreign Office. The answer to the last part of the question is in the negative.