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Ministerial statement on Monday, 4 February 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.

Prisons: Woodhill

Lords statement on the establishing of an inquiry into allegations that conversations between Sadiq Khan MP and his constituent, Mr Barbar Ahmed, detained in Woodhill Prison, had been subject to covert recording.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
698 c855-62 
Session
2007-08
Department
Ministry of Justice
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions
Lord Imbert | 698 c861-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a former senior police officer I support the Government’s line on this: immediately the...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 698 c861 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is the sort of question that your Lordships’ House enjoys. Allegations arose on Satur...
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 698 c862 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is a very good question. I have read out the inquiry’s terms of reference; it will in...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 698 c860 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is the point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford. The Statement makes i...
Lord Falconer of Thoroton | 698 c861 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the Statement made by my noble friend. The inquiry is incredibly sensible and I ...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 698 c861 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the answer to the second point is yes. As to my noble and learned friend’s specific questi...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 698 c861 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Mr Ahmed was being detained pending extradition. Is there any way that US legislation, suc...
Lord Tordoff | 698 c861 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I noted that in reply to the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Jones, the Minister said that he...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 698 c860 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am going to duck the question to a certain extent. I will write to the noble Lord with a...
Lord Thomas of Gresford | 698 c860 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, having had the experience of appearing in a jurisdiction where the only safe place to disc...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 698 c860 (Link to this contribution) Yes, I do, my Lords. The importance of holding an inquiry into the specific events that are alleged ...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 698 c860 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, subject to the rare exception which my noble friend has outlined, does he recognise that a...
Lord Morris of Aberavon | 698 c860 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise for missing the Minister’s opening words. I presume that there is no question ...
Baroness Neville-Jones | 698 c857-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for coming to the House rapidly and repeating the Statement made in t...
Lord Elystan-Morgan | 698 c859 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the Minister in what he has said about the inquiry, which I am sure is a proper ...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 698 c859-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord makes a very good point in his second question. Of course, nothing is laid ...
Baroness Falkner of Margravine | 698 c858 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a Statement of some concern. The manner in which it has come out also causes conce...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 698 c859 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Neville-Jones and Lady Falkner, for their welcome to th...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 698 c855-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat a Statement made in another place by my right ...
Subjects
Inquiries Electronic surveillance Prisoners Members Telephone tapping Visits HMP Woodhill Khan of Tooting, Lord Ahmad, Babar
Link
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