§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will undertake a review of the comparative effectiveness of witness protection programmes in the regional crime squads of England. [52927]
§ Mr. MichaelThe regional crime squads amalgamated to form the National Crime Squad on 1 April 1998. The protection of witnesses involved in investigations carried out by the Squad is an operational matter for the Director General of the National Crime Squad.