§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if his Department has been informed officially of the latest court decision in Chile of the circumstances of Mr. Jonathan Moyle's death;
(2) if he will make a statement regarding inquiries carried out by his Department into the circumstances in Jonathan Moyle, met his death in Chile;
(3) if his Department has any details of the information Mr. Jonathan Moyle, found dead in Chile, had come across in relation to arms being exported from Chile to Iraq.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 17 January 1991]: The circumstances of Mr. Jonathan Moyle's tragic death are still under investigation by the Chilean autborities; no decision has yet been reached. Her Majesty's coroner for Exeter and East Devon has opened and adjourned an inquest. It is for these authorities to determine the cause of death.
The British embassy in Santiago, has been, and remains in close and regular touch with the Chilean authorities and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is in contact with Mr. Moyle's family. Neither the Foreign and Commonwealth Office nor the British embassy at Santiago has ever taken an official position on the cause of Mr. Moyle's death. I have looked into media reports that Mr. Moyle may have come across information about Chilean arms sales to Iraq, but I have no evidence to substantiate this.