§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands as to why PC Mark Bury 343W was permitted to retire on medical grounds before disciplinary action was taken against him, following the various false statements he made about the circumstances surrounding the death of his colleague, PC Tony Salt;
(2) if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands as to the date on which Assistant Chief Constable Meften became aware of the statement by the widow of PC Salt regarding the discovery of her husband's kubaton; and what action he took;
(3) if he will call for a report from the West Midlands police regarding the disciplinary action taken against the officers responsible for obtaining confessions from Messrs. Peter Gibbs, Mark Samuels and Tony Frances on charges of murdering PC Tony Salt;
(4) if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the West Midlands as to (a) the date when the widow of the late PC Tony Salt made a statement regarding the discovery at home of her husband's kubaton, (b) the date the statement was passed to the Crown prosecution service and (c) the date charges were dropped against the three men accused of Mr. Salt's murder.
§ Mr. Peter LloydNo. These are matters for the chief constable of the West Midlands.
§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will order a public inquiry into the death of PC Tony Salt; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydNo.