HL Deb 11 December 1989 vol 513 cc1205-6WA
Lord Jenkins of Putney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When it will in their judgment be safe for Mr. Salman Rushdie to resume normal life.

Viscount Ullswater

Mr. Rushdie will continue to receive police protection while the threat to him remains at its present level. Any change of circumstances would be a matter for consideration by the police.