Written question asked by Andrew Mackinlay (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 January 2003. It was answered by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 January 2003 on behalf of the Solicitor General.

Solicitor-General

Question: To ask the Solicitor General, on what date the Crown Prosecution Service became aware of the existence of a written authority from the Prince of Wales to Harold Brown, authorising him to dispose of a gold wedding ring; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: Andrew Mackinlay: To ask the Solicitor-General on what date the Crown Prosecution Service became aware of the existence of a written authority from the Prince of Wales to Harold Brown, authorising him to dispose of a gold wedding ring; and if she will make a statement. [86185] The Solicitor-General: The CPS has no knowledge of such a document. Following the statement to the judge at court on 2 December 2002, that the Crown would be offering no evidence against the defendants defence, counsel for Harold Brown produced and read out to the court a document that the CPS has to this day not seen. To the best of our knowledge, Harold Brown was not named in the document, nor did it concern the sale of any item.

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