§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many reports of bribery and corruption overseas were received from diplomatic posts between November 1997 and February 2002. [151385]
§ Mr. MacShaneTo provide the information requested would involve a manual search of files which would incur disproportionate costs.
§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many allegations of overseas bribery involving UK companies his Department has received from the US Administration since February 1999; on what dates; and what action his Department took on each allegation. [151390]
§ Mr. MacShaneI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for City of York (Hugh Bayley) on 10 December 2003, Official Report, column 512W. We cannot comment on individual reports received in order not to prejudice criminal investigations.