HC Deb 30 March 1998 vol 309 c356W
Mr. Dalyell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the outcome of the meeting between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Baroness Symons, and the members of the Lockerbie relatives group on Monday 16 March; and what undertakings were given about the appointment of a person to co-ordinate relevant aspects of the circumstances surrounding the disaster, and investigations of how it happened. [36495]

Mr. Fatchett

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State explained to the Lockerbie relatives the high priority which this Government attach to ending their ordeal by seeing justice done. She was grateful for the opportunity to hear their views. No new specific undertakings were given, but Baroness Symons has briefed the Foreign Secretary on the views of the relatives; he looks forward to addressing their concerns at a meeting on 8 April. The Prime Minister will be glad to meet them after the Foreign Secretary has reported to him.