§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received from third parties concerning delays in completing investigations into(a) the shootings by the late Michael Ryan and (b) the grant and variations to the firearms certificate of the late Michael Ryan; and what reply he has sent.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have received no such representations in respect of the investigation.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will call for a report from Mrs. Vickers of the Police Complaints Authority listing any difficulties and delays, and giving reasons for the delays, she is experiencing in the course of her inquiries into the shootings by the late Michael Ryan and the granting and variations to his firearms certificate;
(2) if he will call for a report from Mrs. Vickers of the Police Complaints Authority as to on what date she commenced investigations into complaints arising out of incidents involving the shooting by the late Michael Ryan, in Hungerford on 19 August 1987; on what date she expects to report on her findings; on what date she commenced investigations into complaints regarding the procedures and the circumstances leading up to the grant and variations to the firearms' certificate of the late Michael Ryan; and on what date she expects to conclude her investigations and issue her report.
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§ Mr. Douglas HoggNo. These are matters for the Police Complaints Authority. I understand that the authority continues to be satisfied with the co-operation which it is receiving from the officers of Thames Valley police who are carrying out the investigation under the supervision of the authority.