§ Mr. George Gardinerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total paid by police forces in Great Britain during the latest 12-month period for which figures are available as reward for inside information regarding terrorist activities; and what was the largest single payment within that total.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThis information is not centrally available, and even if it were it would not be in the public interest to publish it. I have therefore nothing to add to the statement made by my hon.584W Friend the Under-Secretary of State during the debate on 26th November on the Second Reading of the Prevention of Terrorism Bill.—[Vol. 901, c. 996.]
§ Mr. Robert Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has considered the offer of a reward for information leading to the apprehension of the assassins of the late Mr. Ross McWhirter.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe conduct of the inquiries into the murder of Mr. Ross McWhirter, including rewards for information received, is a matter for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.