§ Mr. Majorasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he has sought the views of Service chiefs in the Province on the practicability of restoring capital punishment; and what views they expressed.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsMy consultations with the Chief Constable of the RUC and the GOC, Northern Ireland must remain confidential, but my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary will take account of the considerations which weigh466W the Hong Kong Government, and the private developers of the site.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Lord Privy Seal, if he will send a special commission of inquiry to Hong Kong to investigate the expropriation of property, the adequacy or inadequacy of compensation, the profits made by private and commercial interests, the machinery for audit of accounts, and all related matters involved in the construction of the mass transit railway and its associated auxiliary depots, stations, buildings and equipment.
§ Mr. BlakerNo.