Yvonne Fletcher

Daniel Kawczynski
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last had discussions with the Libyan Government on bringing to justice those responsible for the death of WPC Yvonne Fletcher.

Bill Rammell
My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary raised the investigation into the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher when he met with the then Libyan Foreign Minister, Abdurrahman Shalgam on his visit to London in January 2008. I also raised the investigation into WPC Fletcher's murder with the Libyan Minister for Europe last month and again when I visited Libya in February this year. Officials also continue to raise the failure of Libya to allow the Metropolitan Police to complete its investigations in Libya.

Securing full Libyan co-operation with the Metropolitan Police Service investigation into this murder continues to be a key objective in our relations with Libya.

In all our conversations with the Libyan Government on the investigation into the murder of WPC Fletcher, we make it clear that they made a commitment to co-operate fully with the Metropolitan Police Service's investigation. The Government will continue to demand co-operation from the Libyan authorities and insist that they allow the Metropolitan Police to return to Libya to continue their investigation.