§ Lord Lamont of Lerwickasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, when the Chilean Ambassador telephoned the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Friday 16 October to discuss the departure of General Pinochet for the United Kingdom, they were aware that a warrant for General Pinochet's arrest was pending. [HL529]
§ Lord Lamont of Lerwickasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether Scotland Yard, the Metropolitan Police, or any other part of the police force rang the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Thursday 15 October to ask whether General Pinochet had diplomatic immunity. [HL530]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanThe Metropolitan Police contacted the Foreign and Commonwealth Office about Senator Pinochet's diplomatic immunity on 16 October.