HL Deb 02 March 1998 vol 586 c130WA
The Earl of Haddington

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will place in the Library of the House (a) a copy of the National Audit Office report containing observations on the administration of the Firearms (Revolvers/Pistols) Compensation Scheme; and (b) a copy of the Home Office Police Policy Directorate letter dated 28 January which gave details of the administration of the scheme. [HL739]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The Home Office letter to chief officers of police, which was actually sent on 29 January, was informed by an oral briefing on 22 January provided by auditors from the National Audit Office (NAO). The Comptroller and Auditor-General wrote to the Home Office Accounting Officer on 30 January about the NAO programme of work and included an annex formally summarising their interim findings from their visits to a sample of police forces. Copies of the Home Office letter and, with his agreement, that of the Comptroller and Auditor-General, have been placed in the Library.