Written question asked by Louise Ellman (Labour) on Monday, 4 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 November 2002. It was answered by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Thursday, 7 November 2002 on behalf of the Solicitor General.

Solicitor-General

Question: To ask the Solicitor General, if she will undertake an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the collapse of the court case Regina v Paul Burrell. (Statement of the Prosecution in Library Dep 02/2223).

Answer: Mrs. Ellman: To ask the Solicitor-General, if she will undertake an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the collapse of the court case Regina v. Paul Burrell. [79847] The Solicitor-General: A full statement was made by the prosecution and the facts of the case are already known. A copy of the statement has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. The Crown Prosecution Service will be considering carefully the lessons of what happened but, as the Prime Minister has stated, there is no need for an inquiry. This was a unique set of circumstances.

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