§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 18 December,Official Report, column 839, of whom inquiries were made to investigate the reports about Hawk aircraft flying over East Timor and by whom; and what criteria were applied to judge the validity of the information. [8011]
§ Mr. HanleyVarious inquiries were made of confidential sources, which it would not be proper to disclose. As I said in my answer on 18 December 1995,Official Report, column 839, we have looked into the reports about Hawk aircraft over East Timor but have found no evidence to substantiate them.