Woman could serve jail term in UK

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Samantha Orobator, of south London, has been held in jail in the country since last August after she was allegedly caught with 1.5lb (680g) of heroin at Wattay airport.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has signed a prisoner transfer agreement with the Laos government.

The deputy prime minister of Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith, discussed the case at the meeting in London.

Mr Rammell said: "I pressed our concerns on behalf of Samantha with the deputy prime minister. He said the Lao authorities understood the need for Samantha to receive good medical and nutritional care.

"I was encouraged that Samantha has now been provided with a local lawyer, who is working with the UK barrister from Reprieve.

"Dr Sisoulith also assured me that a pregnant woman would not receive a death sentence. I would like to thank the Lao authorities for this commitment and reiterate that we oppose the death penalty in all cases.

"The deputy prime minister told me that the Lao government would consider Samantha eligible for transfer to the UK to serve out any sentence once the prisoner transfer agreement comes into effect. We will continue to pay close attention to this case as it comes to trial."

A spokeswoman for legal charity Reprieve welcomed the agreement.

She said: "It is great news but we are still concerned that it is enacted early enough for Samantha to come home while she is still fit to travel. We are concerned about her health and we want access to her to look after her, both in terms of her health and as an independent counsel."