§ Mr. WilkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultation took place between the Metropolitan Police and his Department prior to the arrest of Senator Pinochet of Chile; and when. [57029]
§ Mr. StrawMinisters and civil servants in the Home Office were kept informed by the Metropolitan Police of events leading up to Senator Pinochet's arrest on 16 October.
The decision to issue a provisional warrant for the arrest of Senator Pinochet was taken by the Bow Street Magistrate under section 8(1)(b) of the Extradition Act 1989 in response to a request from an extradition partner.