§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the recent article in theDer Spiegel magazine on the Lockerbie bombing; and if he will make a statement. [7792]
§ Mr. Tony Lloyd[holding answer 10 July 1997]: The Lord Advocate reconfirmed on 25 June— Official Report, House of Lords, columns 1571–73 that he is satisfied on the information available to him that there is no reason not to proceed with the petitions against the Libyans accused of the Lockerbie bombing.
The charges against the accused are based on evidence collected by Dumfries and Galloway Police and anyone with any new evidence should make it available to them. The investigation remains open. We have contacted the German authorities for further information on these allegations. They are pursuing their enquiries.