§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department under what powers manuscripts and other documents belonging to former detective Keith Pedder were(a) seized and (b) continue to be held; and if Keith Pedder is entitled to have access to them. [117016]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI refer to the reply I gave my hon. Friend on 16 March 2000,Official Report, column 268W. The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that the documentation forms part of an ongoing investigation and that it would not be appropriate for him to comment further at this stage.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will write to the hon. Member for Thurrock when the inquiry into the complaint of former detective Keith Pedder is completed. [117013]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeYes.