HC Deb 18 July 1996 vol 281 c607W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has determined the materials used to produce the explosive mixture used in the Manchester bomb; and if Semtex was used in the device. [34844]

Mr. Howard

[holding answer 1 July 1996]: The investigation into the bombing in Manchester on Saturday 15 June is a matter for the police. It is for them to decide if, having regard to any possible future criminal proceedings, they should make public the results of their current forensic inquiries.