§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis as to the progress of police inquiries into allegations of fraud by senior managers involving contracts put out to private tender by British Rail; and if he will list the contracts involved.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggNo. I understand that inquiries are being carried out by the British Transport police, for whom my right hon. Friend has no responsibility.