Lockerbie (Hansard, 7 July 1997)

§ Mr. Dalyell
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the letter written on his behalf by Mr. Philip Barton, Private Secretary at 10 Downing Street, to Mrs. Pamela Dix, Secretary of UK Families Flight 103, what is the result of the careful consideration he undertook to give to representations received about Lockerbie; and what is the result of the continuing discussion of the issues involved with the United States administration. [6143]

§ The Prime Minister
I refer the hon. Member to the answers that I gave him on 18 June,Official Report, column 309. The Lockerbie evidence is kept under continual review. The United Kingdom, along with the United States, will argue for the UN sanctions against Libya to be maintained until Libya complies with the UN Security Council resolutions.

§ Mr. Dalyell
To ask the Prime Minister what response he has sent to the letter of 22 June to him from ex-police surgeon Dr. David Fieldhouse of Bradford, about the circumstances of the body count after the destruction of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie. [6652]

§ The Prime Minister
Dr. Fieldhouse's letter is being studied carefully. A reply will be sent shortly.

§ Mr. Dalyell
To ask the Prime Minister what response he has sent to the letter of 23 June to him from Peter Anderson of Simpson Marwick WS about the destruction of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie and the legal implications. [6653]

§ The Prime Minister
Mr. Anderson's letter raises a number of points about the Lockerbie investigation. Those responsible for that investigation are currently studying the letter carefully. A reply will be sent shortly.

§ Mr. Dalyell
To ask the Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the proposal made to the UN Security Council by the Secretary General of the Arab League and the Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity that the Libyans accused of the Lockerbie Pan Am bombing be tried by Scottish judges under Scottish law in a neutral country. [6654]

§ The Prime Minister
I refer the hon. Member to the replies that I gave to him and the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend, East (Sir Teddy Taylor), on 18 June,Official Report, columns 309–10.