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To ask Mr Attorney General, if he will make a statement concerning the judge's ruling in the case of R-v-Doran and others to stay proceedings as an abuse of process; and what action he will take as a result.

Asked by

Gwyn Prosser (Labour)

Answering body

Attorney General

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Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

21 July 1999

For answer on

22 July 1999

Answered on

22 July 1999

Mr. Prosser: To ask the Attorney-General if he will make a statement concerning the judge's ruling in the case of R-v-Doran and others to stay proceedings as an abuse of process; and what action he will take as a result. [93018] The Attorney-General: The Paymaster General and I have today agreed that an independent inquiry should be commissioned into the actions of HM Customs and Excise officials and counsel who appeared on behalf of the Prosecution at the abuse of process hearing and at the preceding first and second trials of that case. The inquiry will report to me and the Chairman of Customs and Excise and will have the following terms of reference. "Having regard to the matters set out by The hon. Mr. Justice Turner in his ruling of 6 July 1999 to stay proceedings in the case of R v. Doran and Others as an abuse of process, to examine the actions of HM Customs and Excise officials and Counsel who appeared on behalf of the Prosecution at that hearing and at the first and second trials of that case, in particular in relation to: (1) technical surveillance conducted at hotels S, L and R, and in particular whether permission was granted by those hotels for that surveillance, and whether the surveillance was properly authorised; (2) the non-disclosure of material relating to those issues, and the related public interest immunity applications made in the course of proceedings; (3) the evidence given at the trials in relation to those issues; (4) what was said by Counsel in open court in relation to those issues; (5) the approach, and the circumstances leading to that approach, taken by Counsel to the abuse hearing before Mr. Justice Turner, and in particular their advice on the hotel issues and on whether additional witness statements should be taken in relation to the surveillance; (6) the circumstances which led to the decision to abort the first trial. and to make recommendations". His Honour Gerald Butler QC has been asked to conduct that inquiry and he will report within six months. A summary of the report and its recommendations will be made available to the House.

Date

22 July 1999

Reference

93018; 335 c607-9W;335 c609-11W

House

House of Commons

Attorney General

To ask Mr Attorney General, pursuant to his Answer (314 c564W, 25 June 1998), what was the expenditure in 1996-97 on counsel's fees by (a) the Department of Trade and Industry and (b) HM Customs and Excise. - Inc figs.

Asked by

Colin Pickthall (Labour)

Answering body

Attorney General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 July 1998

Reference

316 c40W; 49217

House

House of Commons

Attorney General

Answered by

Lord Morris of Aberavon (Labour)

Answering body

Attorney General

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

4 June 1998

Reference

313 c498-9

House

House of Commons

Attorney General

Answered by

Lord Morris of Aberavon (Labour)

Answering body

Attorney General

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

4 June 1998

Reference

313 c499

House

House of Commons

Attorney General

Answered by

Lord Morris of Aberavon (Labour)

Answering body

Attorney General

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

4 June 1998

Reference

313 c499

House

House of Commons

Attorney General

Answered by

Lord Morris of Aberavon (Labour)

Answering body

Attorney General

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

4 June 1998

Reference

313 c498-9

House

House of Commons

Attorney General

To ask Mr Attorney General, What guidelines he has given to HM Customs and Excise as to when they should seek his consent before initiating a prosecution.

Asked by

Lord Burnett (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Attorney General

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

4 June 1998

Reference

313 c498-9; 42751

House

House of Commons

Attorney General

To ask Mr Attorney General, on what date (a) he and (b) officials in his private office were told that allegations of a breach of the UN arms embargo on Sierra Leone had been referred to HM Customs and Excise. - (Holding answer 14 May 1998).

Asked by

David Heathcoat-Amory (Conservative)

Answering body

Attorney General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 May 1998

Reference

41882; 312 c399-401W

House

House of Commons

Attorney General

To ask Mr Attorney General, whether advice was sought from himself or his officials before the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 10th March formally advised Her Majesty's Customs and Excise of the allegations regarding Sandline. - (Holding answer 14 May 1998).

Asked by

John Stanley (Conservative)

Answering body

Attorney General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 May 1998

Reference

42074; 312 c401W

House

House of Commons

Attorney General

To ask Mr Attorney General, if he will list all (a) oral and (b) written communications to and from his Department and (i) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, (ii) the Ministry of Defence, (iii) the Department of Trade and Industry, (iv) Her Majesty's Treasury and (v) Her Majesty's Customs and...

Asked by

Lord Garnier (Conservative)

Answering body

Attorney General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 May 1998

Reference

42072; 312 c401W

House

House of Commons

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