§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what inquiries are presently under way into the circumstances of the death of Robert Hamill in634W Portadown town centre on 27 April; and what assurances she has given the nationalist community that the RUC will protect the right to life of all citizens without prejudice. [13064]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 6 November 1997]: Inquiries into the death of Robert Hamill are on-going and papers have been submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The Royal Ulster Constabulary has given and will continue to give all the citizens the full protection of the law without prejudice.