§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Attorney-General, pursuant to his answer of 3 July,Official Report, column 76, what further progress has been made in the investigation into 534W matters relating to British Aerospace and the export of electro-shock equipment. [41482]
The Solicitor-GeneralThe police have submitted a report to the Crown Prosecution Service which has been considered. No decision will be made regarding the institution of criminal proceedings until the conclusion of the separate inquiries being conducted by the Strathclyde police.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Attorney-General, pursuant to his Department's letter of 11 September, if the Strathclyde police have completed their investigations into the allegations made in the Dispatches programme in respect of the export of electro-shock equipment involving ICL Technical Plastics Ltd. of Glasgow. [41434]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI have been asked to reply since the question relates to a Scottish police investigation. The inquiries being conducted by Strathclyde Police into these allegations are being pursued with due expedition but are not, as yet, concluded.