HL Deb 20 January 1999 vol 596 c103WA
Lord Lamont of Lerwick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the Chilean Ambassador informed the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in advance of the visit of General Pinochet. [HL462]

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

The Chilean Embassy informed the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 16 September 1998 of Senator Pinochet's intended visit when they made a routine request for the use of VIP facilities at Heathrow for his arrival in the UK.

Lord Lamont of Lerwick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the Foreign and Commonwealth Office gave any assurances to the Military Attaché at the Chilean Embassy about the safety from arrest of General Pinochet. [HL463]

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

No.