§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many person-hours the Metropolitan police have committed to date to investigating the allegations that Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare had sought to persuade a potential witness to commit perjury in theDaily Star libel case. [118928]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has informed me that up to 12 April, members of the Organised Crime Group have spent approximately 720 hours on the investigation of allegations of perjury made against Lord Archer.