§ Lord Spensasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, contrary to Baroness Blatch's reply of 30 January 1995 (WA 102), the investigation by the Metropolitan Police Complaints Bureau into the conduct of certain police officers involved in the second Guinness trial involved in the non-disclosure of evidence has, in practice, not been completed pending consideration by the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division).
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness BlatchI understand that the investigation has been completed so far as other matters are concerned, but that the part of the investigation dealing with the non-disclosure of evidence has been deferred until the conclusion of proceedings in the Court of Appeal. I regret that my earlier reply did not make this distinction clear.