To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 17 March 1999, Official Report, columns 682–83, if, when the response to the note verbale is received from the Government of Dubai, he will (a) inform the hon. Member for New Forest, West and (b) place the response in the Library.[78136]

If and when a response is received, I will inform the hon. Member.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 17 March 1999, Official Report, columns 682–83, how long he plans to wait for a response from the Government of Dubai before making representations. [78114]

We have no plans to impose a time frame.