§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 24 October 1997 from the National Anti-Vivisection Society; and if he will place a copy of the correspondence in the Library. [31684]
§ Mr. George HowarthI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 27 November 1997,Official Report, columns 611–12.
373WRather than provide a written reply, my noble Friend Lord Williams of Mostyn and officials met representatives of the National Anti-Vivisection Society on 2 December and discussed with them the points made in their letter and in their report "Accountability".