§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek to ensure that in future all diplomatic bags are X-rayed for weapons and explosives.
§ Mr. RifkindOur practice is neither to allow our own bags to be x-rayed nor to x-ray the bags of others. The implications of changing this practice, which accords with that followed by virtually all other states, remain under review.