§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now specify the quantity and nature of the drugs found in the debris near Lockerbie after the destruction of Pan Am flight 103. [37394]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe hon. Member is referred to the answer given on 6 March 1995,Official Report, column 87.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what guidance the Crown Office gave to the deputy chief constable of the Dumfries and Galloway police in responding to the letter from the former Bradford police surgeon, Dr. David Fieldhouse, regarding the failure to make further inquiry of him about body DCF12, labelled by Dr. Fieldhouse at a hillside north-east of Shawhill farm, Lockerbie, on 22 December 1988. [37460]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonCommunications between the prosecuting and Investigating authorities are confidential.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what consideration the Crown Office has now given to the advancing age of those witnesses whom the prosecution proposes to lead in court in relation to the Lockerbie case. [37446]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 6 March 1995,Official Report, column 90, and have nothing to add except to note that a further seven months have passed.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now reveal on what dates Scottish police interviewed Dr. David Fieldhouse, Bradford police surgeon, in connection with his work in the Lockerbie area in December 1988; what knowledge he now has of body DCF12, male, hillside north-east of Shawhill farm, found at Lockerbie by Dr. David Fieldhouse, and if the Crown Office has endorsed the apology given in his written report by Sheriff John Mowat to Dr. David Fieldhouse for overlooking his information about Lockerbie body DCF12, male, hillside north-east of Shawhill farm, and for the undeserved criticism of his activities. [37459]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the answers given on 6 March 1995,Official Report, columns 89 and 90.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has anything to add to his answer of 6 March,Official Report, column 90, regarding the likelihood of a trial of the Lockerbie suspects taking place. [37464]