Chinese President (State Visit) (Hansard, 26 October 1999)

HC Deb 26 October 1999 vol 336 cc802-3W 802W

§ Mr. Lidington
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations 803W his Department made to the Metropolitan Police about the public order implications of the state visit of the President of China. [95647]

§ Mr. Battle
As is normal practice in preparing for State Visits, there were routine Whitehall meetings to go through the programme so that the Metropolitan Police could make their operational decisions.