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Whether they consider it part of the function of the Criminal Cases Review Commission to investigate the following possibilities if brought to its attention in relation to a claim: (a) forensic evidence not presented at trial: (b) exculpatory evidence known about but not sufficiently highlighted at trial; (c) the creditability...

Asked by
Earl Howe (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 January 2005
Reference
HL 599; 668 c63-4WA
House
House of Lords

That this House is concerned about the ongoing plight of Alexander Mitchell, William Sampson, Raj Schyver, James Lee, James Cottle, Les Walker, Peter Brandon and Glen Ballard who are currently being detained in Saudi Arabian gaols; notes that at their trials and subsequent appeals, lawyers outlined to judges detailed evidence...

Primary sponsor
Alan Meale (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
3 March 2003
Reference
804
House
House of Commons

Criminal Justice Bill. Committee stage sixteenth sitting (afternoon). Clauses 100 to 119 agreed to. Schedule 6 agreed to. Clause 120 to 125 agreed to, clause 122 as amended.

Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Date
28 January 2003
Reference
SCB
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals made an official confession in prison in Bahrain between 2000 and 2003.

Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 January 2003
Reference
90302; 397 c768W;397 c767W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals made an official confession of a criminal offence in Bahrain between 2000 and 2003 without the presence of a lawyer.

Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda (Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 January 2003
Reference
90301; 397 c768W;397 c767W
House
House of Commons

Letter dated 16.04.2002 from Colin Cramphorn, Acting Chief Constable Police Service of Northern Ireland, to Jane Kennedy MP regarding the repeal of Section 76, Terrorism Act 2000. PSNI. 2002.

Deposited by
Police Service of Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland Office
Type
Deposited papers
Date
28 October 2002
Reference
DEP 02/2502
House
House of Commons

Draft SI on Terrorism Act 2000 (cessation of effect of section 76) (SI 2002/2141). Lords debate on motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
Answering member
Lord Glentoran
Department
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Debates on delegated legislation
Date
22 July 2002
Reference
638 c125-6
House
House of Lords

Draft SI on Terrorism Act (cessation of effect of section 76) (SI 2002/2141). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2001/02).

Type
Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings
Notes
Received 17.07.02
Date
16 July 2002
Reference
4th SC on DL
House
House of Commons

Draft SI on Terrorism Act 2000 (cessation of effect of section 76). (Affirmative instrument), together with an explanatory memorandum from the Northern Ireland Office. Approved by Parliament. Made 25 July 2002 (SI 2002/2141) . Coming into force 26 July 2002

Department
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Statutory instruments
Notes
DEBATE: SC (4TH) 16 JUL 2002;LH 22 JUL 2002
Date
27 June 2002
Reference
SI 2002/2141
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

I. Undated summary of the response of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission to the white paper Legislation against Terrorism (CM 4178). II. Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission: Police (Northern Ireland) Bill, Committee stage, Standing Committee B, proposed amendments, 15 June 2000. III. Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission: Police (Northern...

Deposited by
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; Northern Ireland Office
Type
Deposited papers
Date
28 March 2002
Reference
DEP 02/646
House
House of Commons

Adjournment debate on Operation Lancet.

Lead member
Stuart Bell
Answering member
Bob Ainsworth
Department
Home Office
Type
Adjournment debates
Date
6 March 2002
Reference
381 c391-8
House
House of Commons

Final government response to the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice. LCD/HO/Attorney General. 1996.

Deposited by
Attorney General; Home Office; Lord Chancellor's Department
Type
Deposited papers
Date
1 July 1996
Reference
Dep/3 3622
House
House of Lords; House of Commons

That this House notes that former Detective Sergeant Hornby was one of a number of West Midlands police officers complained about by Mr Derek Treadaway who alleged that he had been persuaded to confess to a crime of which he was innocent by having a bin liner held over his...

Primary sponsor
Chris Mullin (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
26 February 1996
Reference
517
House
House of Commons

What assessment Her Majesty's Government have made of the validity of the alleged claim made in a trial in Beirut concerning the admission of a Jordanian diplomat by Youssef Shaban that he blew up Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie.

Asked by
Tam Dalyell (Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 June 1994
Reference
245 c86-7W
House
House of Commons

Criminal Justice & Public Order Bill. Lords Committee stage third day. Clauses 32,33,37,38,39 & 41 to 54 agreed to. Clauses 34 to 36 & 40 agreed to as amended. Schedule 5 agreed to. Schedule 4 agreed to as amended. New Clauses considered.

Department
Home Office
Type
Committee of the Whole House (HL); Debates on bills
Date
23 May 1994
Reference
555 c482-538,541-600
House
House of Lords

The number of successful individual appeals in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in the years 1987 to 1993 inclusive, where verdicts have been quashed where confession evidence has been ruled unsafe. - This information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Asked by
Lord Spens (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 February 1994
Reference
552 c41WA
House
House of Lords

That this House recalls that the convictions of three of the UDR Four were quashed on appeal when it was proved that 39 pages of police notes and alleged confessions had been tampered with; that 16 out of 39 of those pages referred to Neil Latimer; that Neil's appeal was...

Primary sponsor
Lord Molyneaux of Killead (Ulster Unionist Party)
Type
Early day motions
Date
3 February 1994
Reference
525
House
House of Commons

What plans he has to review the cases of those convicted on the evidence of confession alone, before the introduction of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.

Asked by
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 May 1993
Reference
225 c724W;225 c722W
House
House of Commons

Whether he will introduce legislation to give people being interrogated by the RUC the opportunity of access to a solicitor before signing any confession.

Asked by
Dennis Canavan (Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 May 1993
Reference
225 c294-5W;225 c292-3W
House
House of Commons

That this House is deeply concerned at the attempts of the establishment to re-convict the Guildford Four; records that the four, Paul Hill, Gerry Conlon, Patrick Armstrong and Carole Richardson spent fourteen years in prison for a crime they did not commit on convictions based only on uncorroborated confessions; notes...

Primary sponsor
Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
19 May 1993
Reference
2042
House
House of Commons