§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will arrange for his letter to the hon. Member for Bradford West, dated 11 January, to be published in theOfficial Report.
§ Mr. StanleyYes. My letter is below.
"In reply to your Questions:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the investigations or allegations against the Royal Ulster Constabulary, about which he last wrote to the honourable Member for Bradford West on 23rd June, to be concluded; and if he will make a statement.To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when Mr. Chan Hok Chun was deported from the United Kingdom how many times he was interviewed by police officers in relation to allegations made against Royal Ulster Constabulary officers and others in Belfast; and if Mr. Chan Hok Chun has been asked to supply any further information since he was deported.I replied that I would write to you.The RUC have informed me that Mr. Chan Hok Chun was deported to Hong Kong on 30 June 1987 and that he has not been asked to supply any further information since his deportation. With regard to the number of times Mr. Chan has been interviewed by police you will recall that Nick Scott told you on 6 April 1987 (Hansard Col. 115) that Mr. Chan had been interviewed by officers from the Royal Ulster Constabulary but that the extent, direction and control of that investigation and any subsequent proceedings are matters for the Chief Constable and the Director of Public Prosecutions. I understand the papers relating to the police investigation arc with the Director of Public Prosecutions and a direction regarding charges is awaited. It is not therefore possible to say when the investigations into the allegations against the Royal Ulster Constabulary will be concluded. Any matters of internal police discipline arising from the investigations must await the outcome of any criminal proceedings.