§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Attorney-General if he will specify the nature and outcome of recent hearings in the High Court to which Her Majesty's Government have been a party initiated by representatives of the Pan Am company relating to the deposition of forensic experts and the supply of technical advice relating to the Lockerbie bombing; and if he will make a statement.
The Attorney-GeneralHer Majesty's Government have recently intervened in two matters brought before the English courts which have arisen from civil proceedings in the United States in connection with the Lockerbie disaster. One concerns a request for the examination of a former Crown servant involved in the investigation into the disaster; the other concerns a request for the examination of a journalist. Questions of law relating to the former request are the subject of an appeal from the High Court to the Court of Appeal, whose formal judgment is expected shortly. Questions of law relating to the latter request are still to be determined by the High Court. Both cases are therefore sub judice and it would not be appropriate for me to make further comment.