§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why two detectives from the Metropolitan Police travelled 13,000 miles to investigate the validity of the will of Clive Raphael; what has been the costs of these investigations to date; on how many similar occasions such action has been taken; and with what results.
§ Mr. SharplesThe detectives travelled at the request of the Director of Public Prosecutions to interview a witness whose evidence was needed. The additional cost of the visit to police funds was about £1,300. The total cost of the investigations to date could not be ascertained without disproportionate effort. Police inquiries are carried out overseas when these are necessary in the opinion of those conducting the case. No central record is kept of the total number of visits.