Osama bin Laden (Hansard, 10 December 2001)

HC Deb 10 December 2001 vol 376 c533W 533W

Mr. Paul Marsden
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on what discussions his Department had prior to 11 September with Pakistan Government officials regarding Osama bin Laden. [19414]

§ Mr. Hoon
The Defence Adviser in Islamabad discussed the al-Qaeda organisation in his routine contacts with Pakistan Government officials prior to 11 September.