Terrorism (Detention and Human Rights)

Returning to my earlier intervention, that situation coloured the entire debate because it was obvious to those of us who made inquiries at the time that the ACPO case was not well researched and that its key committee had been divided on whether the submission to the Government, on which the Government subsequently relied, was a good one. Anyone who bothered to make inquiries round the back about what had gone on quickly discovered that the Government were relying on what appeared to be a flawed case. That in itself was not helpful in achieving the rational debate that we needed.