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Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 20 December 2011, in the House of Commons, led by Damian Collins. The answering member was Baroness Featherstone.


Firearms Residue Testing (Criminal Cases)

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the firearms evidence in the case of Paul Cleeland.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
537 c438-45WH 
Session
2010-12
Department
Home Office
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions
Damian Collins | 537 c445WH (Link to this contribution) I appreciate that the Minister is drawing to her conclusion. Would it be possible for her to write t...
Baroness Featherstone | 537 c444-5WH (Link to this contribution) It was brought to my officials' attention yesterday that the issue would be raised. The whereabouts ...
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Damian Collins | 537 c445WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister said that both Hertfordshire police and the Home Office will try to locate a copy of th...
Speaker | 537 c445WH (Link to this contribution) I thank both hon. Members for taking part in that interesting debate; I think that Mr Collins's cons...
Damian Collins | 537 c444WH (Link to this contribution) Mr Cleeland has confirmed to me that they do not have possession of the report. They never have had ...
Damian Collins | 537 c444WH (Link to this contribution) My concern is that there was knowledge of the limitations of the test, yet evidence was presented fr...
Baroness Featherstone | 537 c444WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is saying that since the relevant time, new evidence has come to light that casts dou...
Baroness Featherstone | 537 c444WH (Link to this contribution) Indeed, but I notice that in terms of the specific case, the forensic test was one of the 20 grounds...
Damian Collins | 537 c444WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way again; she is being very generous. What I said was no...
Baroness Featherstone | 537 c443-4WH (Link to this contribution) On the case itself, I would then make this suggestion—I am not able to give legal advice; I am not a...
Damian Collins | 537 c443WH (Link to this contribution) As I said in my speech, the Metropolitan police manual for 1980 has come to light only recently and ...
Baroness Featherstone | 537 c442-3WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to stand before you this afternoon, Mr Hollobone. In case I forget, I wish you a me...
Damian Collins | 537 c438-42WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I applied for this debate because a...
Baroness Featherstone | 537 c445WH (Link to this contribution) Hansard will do it for me, but I am happy to write to my hon. Friend on those particular points that...
Baroness Featherstone | 537 c445WH (Link to this contribution) I am more than happy to write to my hon. Friend following our search; I do not know about Hertfordsh...
Subjects
Criminal proceedings Evidence Firearms Cleeland, Paul
Link
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