Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) he or (b) officials in his Department have met with US officials to discuss the incarceration of Julian Assange.

The Government has discussed aspects of this matter as part of our routine diplomatic engagement with a number of countries, including the US. Extradition cases are handled by the Home Office.

The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.