§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether adequate arrangements exist with the government of Kenya to pursue allegations of 133WA corruption involving United Kingdom-based companies operating in Kenya; whether the arrangements are satisfactory; and, in particular, whether the Government of Kenya have asked for the Government's assistance in pursuing their investigation of an agreement to provide Kenya with a new passport system, involving a Liverpool-based company, Saagar Associates. [HL3885]
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)We are responding to requests for information from the competent Kenyan authorities. The British Government have standard arrangements for dealing expeditiously with such requests. The Kenyan Government have asked us not to divulge further details in order to avoid prejudicing ongoing investigations.