To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 1 July, Official Report, column 77, on what date Mr. Jonathan Aitken was interviewed by police officers in connection with his alleged perjury in his discontinued libel action against The Guardian. [7787]

The Commissioner informs me that the investigations into the alleged offences by Mr. Aitken are continuing. This investigation is an operational matter for the Commissioner. I am therefore unable to comment on the details.