§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why the Rolls-Royce car used by the late Sir Richard Sykes, Her 733W Majesty's Ambassador to the Netherlands, had not been fitted with bullet-proof glass and if it had been intended at any stage during recent months to fit bullet-proof glass to the car.
§ Mr. TomlinsonSir Richard Sykes' car incorporated a degree of built-in protection not including bullet resistant glass and it had not been intended to fit this. We are, however, taking urgent measures in the light of this experience both further to reinforce and add to the number of protected vehicles at posts.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Rolls-Royce car provided for the official use of the late Sir Richard Sykes, Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Netherlands, was recently serviced in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. TomlinsonNo.