§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the circumstances surrounding the release of Brian Charrington, arrested on a charge connected to the illegal import of cocaine, at the Manchester magistrates court in January.
§ Sir John Cope[holding answer 19 February 1993] On counsel's advice the Commissioners of Customs and Excise agreed that the proper course of action was to drop the prosecution against Mr. Charrington on the basis that the evidence against him would not secure a conviction.