Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the High Court decision not to extradite to Rwanda persons suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, what steps the (a) Metropolitan Police and (b) CPS have taken to comply with the Government's obligations under national and international law to investigate and prosecute acts of genocide.

The Ministry of Justice does not hold the information requested, nor does it hold policy responsibility for these matters. Questions regarding these matters should be directed to the relevant departments.

The following departments are responsible for these matters:

• the Home Office Police is responsible for the police operations and extradition policy;
• the Attorney General’s Office is responsible for the operation of prosecutors;
• The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is responsible for International policy and the International Criminal Court.