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Ministerial statement on Thursday, 26 June 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Jack Straw.

Witness Anonymity

Statement on the House of Lords judgement in the case of Davis, in which the Law Lords decided that there was not sufficient authority in common law to provide for the current arrangements for the admission of anonymous evidence.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
478 c514-24 
Session
2007-08
Department
Ministry of Justice
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Geoffrey Cox | 478 c524 (Link to this contribution) As I am sure the Secretary of State will agree, it is important to recognise that all those accused ...
Jack Straw | 478 c523-4 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right. I dare say that there is no constituency in the country—whether inner-city,...
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Jack Straw | 478 c524 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. and learned Gentleman for what he has said. He asked what categories of ca...
Jack Straw | 478 c522-3 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for what he has said. The issue that he raises is inherent...
Andrew Miller | 478 c523 (Link to this contribution) Each and every one of us has dealt with constituency cases in which people are frightened to give ev...
Jack Straw | 478 c519 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is extremely well versed in human rights legislation as Chairma...
David Howarth | 478 c519-20 (Link to this contribution) I also thank the Secretary of State for early sight of the statement and for the informal consultati...
Jack Straw | 478 c522 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend had a meeting with me to express his concerns on behalf of his constituents in Perry ...
Lord Beith | 478 c522 (Link to this contribution) Clearly society cannot allow people to escape the rule of law by virtue of their known ability to in...
Jack Straw | 478 c522 (Link to this contribution) Like the right hon. Gentleman, I am always happy for the House to sit longer, and I recall that he a...
Khalid Mahmood | 478 c522 (Link to this contribution) I thank my right hon. Friend and his colleague for taking time yesterday to discuss this serious and...
Jack Straw | 478 c521 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend. As in her area in the north-east, which is no different from many o...
Lord Young of Cookham | 478 c521-2 (Link to this contribution) In his statement, the Secretary of State said that it was essential that the Bill receive Royal Asse...
Jack Straw | 478 c520-1 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. I was glad, although it was not wholly unexpected, to hear him ...
Betty Williams | 478 c521 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the way in which he has dealt with what I am sure all hon. Me...
Andrew Dismore | 478 c519 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his statement on a difficult issue. He is doing the best that...
Jack Straw | 478 c514-6 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr. Speaker, I shall make a statement following the judgment of the Judicial Commit...
Lord Herbert of South Downs | 478 c516-8 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Justice Secretary not only for early sight of his statement but for the open wa...
Jack Straw | 478 c518-9 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments and, as I said earlier, for the co-operation that the of...
Subjects
Admissibility of evidence Criminal proceedings Appeals Convictions Common law European Convention on Human Rights House of Lords Intimidation Legislation Judgements Protection Witnesses Trials
Link
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