HC Deb 24 May 1990 vol 173 cc328-9W
Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will make a statement concerning the findings of the detectives from Scotland Yard who visited El Salvador to assist investigations into the murder of the six Jesuit priests, their cook and daughter;

(2) if he will place a copy of the Scotland Yard detectives' report into the murders at the Central American university in El Salvador, in the Library.

Mr. Sainsbury

I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Mrs. Clwyd) on 21 May at column33.

Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if Her Majesty's Government have made any representations to the Government of the United States of America concerning the levels of American military aid to El Salvador.

Mr. Sainsbury

No.

Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations Her Majesty's Government have made to the Government of El Salvador concerning the progress on the investigation into the murders at the Central American university.

Mr. Sainsbury

We and our EC partners have frequently made clear to the Salvadorean Government the importance of bringing the investigation to a successful conclusion, and the murderers to justice.