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22. Mr. Lansley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which of his Department's Ministers and officials saw the Macpherson report between 15 and 23 February; for what purpose; and if he will make a statement. [74598]

Mr. Straw

Details of this kind will need to be established by the independent investigator appointed to investigate the leak of parts of the Macpherson Report. It would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this stage.

28. Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the Government's response to the Macpherson inquiry report into the death of Stephen Lawrence. [74604]

Mr. Boateng

The report into the death of Stephen Lawrence was published on 24 February 1999. The Home Secretary made an oral statement on that day,Official Report, columns 389–403, and said that he will be publishing an action plan detailing how the Government intend to take forward the recommendations and that there will be a full day's debate on this in due course.

Mr. Maclean

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is(a) the name of the independent investigator into the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry leak and (b) who is his reporting officer for day-to-day Civil Service work. [76191]

Mr. Straw

[holding answer 12 March 1999]: The investigator is independent; the question of a reporting officer does not, therefore, arise. It is not the practice to give details of investigators.