To ask the Prime Minister if she will make a statement on the progress of the leak inquiry relating to the exchange of information between Mr. Paul Gray of her private office and the office of the Secretary of State for the Environment, concerning the poll tax and housing benefit.

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave him on 14 March 1988 at column 425.

To ask the Prime Minister if she will make a statement on the progress of the investigation into the unauthorised disclosure of a memorandum from her office to the Secretary of State for Scotland on the issue of opting out in Scottish school board legislation.

I have nothing to add to my reply of 15 April to the hon. Member at column 254.