§ Lord Lamont of Lerwickasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether there were any telephone contacts between Ministers of the British and Spanish Governments about General Pinochet before the issuing of the first warrant for his arrest; and if so, whether they will give details of these contacts. [HL1904]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanThere were no contacts between British Foreign Office Ministers and Spanish Government ministers about Senator Pinochet before the provisional warrant for his arrest was issued on 16 October 1998.