§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for what reason the police did not contact the Committee on the Administration of Justice seeking originals of threats for forensic examination until some days after Mrs. Rosemary Nelson was killed [103821]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 19 January 2000]: The investigation into the murder of Mrs. Nelson is being directed by Mr. Colin Port, the Deputy Chief Constable of Norfolk. While his investigation is in progress it is not appropriate to comment in detail on it. I understand from the Chief Constable that once the original threatening note to Mrs. Nelson was obtained it was immediately forwarded for independent forensic examination. That examination has not produced results which have, at this point, assisted the investigation