§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions were held with the Irish Minister of Justice in The Hague on 24 April on the subject of kidnap insurance and payments to paramilitary groups; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HurdIn the course of a meeting of EC Ministers of the Interior and of Justice which I attended in The Hague on 24 April it was agreed that the possibility of measures against kidnap ransom payments and extortion demands should be studied urgently by officials.