§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the circumstances of the shooting of Metropolitan police officer Christopher John Paddle on 16 April 1993. [108076]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis informs me that Constable Paddle was accidentally shot in the hand while on an operation to arrest a team of armed robbers.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department why the complaint by Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Paddle made to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner on 19 January 1998 was not acted upon until February 1999; and if he will make a statement. [108077]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis informs me that following an incident in January 1998, solicitors acting on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Paddle wrote to the Metropolitan police seeking the return of property. Following lengthy correspondence between the solicitors and the Metropolitan police, Mrs. Paddle made a formal complaint, which was received on 23 February 1999.