§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when investigations into alleged war crimes will begin.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe War Crimes Act received Royal Assent on 9 May and the war crimes investigation unit established by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis will begin their investigations immediately. Parliamentary approval of this new expenditure is being sought in the supply estimates for the Home Office Vote for "administration, etc." for 1991–92—class IX, vote 3. Pending this approval, urgent expenditure estimated at £300,000 will be met by repayable advances from the Contingencies Fund.