§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if there will be a coroner's inquest, with a jury, into the death of Jay Abatan. [122481]
§ Mr. BoatengI understand that the coroner will decide shortly whether to resume the inquest into the death. A jury would not be mandatory, but the coroner could summon one if she were satisfied that there was reason to do so.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Chief Constable on the circumstances of the death and investigations following the attack on Jay Abatan in Brighton in January 1999. [122480]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI have received a report from Sussex Police and will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible. A copy of this letter will be placed in the Library.