HL Deb 20 April 1998 vol 588 cc194-5WA
The Earl of Haddington

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Williams of Mostyn on 9 March (WA 1), whether they will place in the Library of the House all letters written to chief officers of police in the last 12 months relevant to the administration of the Firearms Act 1968 and subsequent Firearms Acts; and [HL1509]

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Williams of Mostyn on 9 March (WA 1), whether they will place in the Library of the House all letters written to the Association of Chief Police Officers in the last 12 months relevant to the administration of the Firearms Act 1968 and subsequent Firearms Acts. [HL1510]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Copies of guidance to all chief officers of police are routinely placed in the Library. Other correspondence with individual chief constables, with the Association of Chief Police Officers or any other body with whom we may consult as a matter of routine, are not placed in the Library and we have no plans to do so. In many cases, such correspondence relates to the preparation of guidance, the final version of which is eventually issued to all chief constables and which is copied to the Library.