§ Mr. SymsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the cost to the British Exchequer of General Pinochet's police protection(a) since his arrival in the United Kingdom to date and (b) since the warrant for his arrest was issued to date. [58347]
§ Mr. StrawThe arrangements for the provision of protection are operational matters for the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.
For security reasons, it has been the practice of successive Governments not to provide information about police operations relating to protection.