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Proceeding contribution from Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 September 2010. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.


Business of the House

I am very sorry to hear that my hon. Friend's constituents have been harassed after reporting a suspected benefits fraudster to the DWP. I think that the identity of a witness has to be known if a case is to come to trial. On the other hand, there is an issue about giving protection to witnesses, and not discouraging them from coming forward. I suggest that my hon. Friend seek a meeting with Ministers from the Ministry of Justice to establish whether we can have a look at the balance between those two imperatives.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
515 c1032 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Protection Witnesses
Link
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