Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 November 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 December 1998. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 December 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has made to the Bow Street Magistrates regarding the timetable of proceedings in the case of Augusto Pinochet.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has made to the Bow Street Magistrates regarding the timetable of proceedings in the case of Augusto Pinochet. [61863] Mr. Straw: One of my officials wrote to the Deputy Chief Clerk of Bow Street Magistrates' Court on 20 November and on 26 November. The letter of 26 November asked the Magistrate, when setting a date for receipt of an Authority to Proceed, to take into account the fact that I had received notice that I would be receiving representations for and against the issue of an Authority to Proceed.

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