Criminal Cases Review Commission (Information) Bill

I entirely agree. This is a vital amendment to the law, allowing the gaining of private evidence ...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on introducing this important Bill. As I understand it, the Bill wo...

My hon. Friend is correct. The equivalent body in Scotland has the full powers to subpoena privat...

My hon. Friend mentions the Justice Committee. Is he aware of comments of the former Chair of the...

My hon. Friend anticipates a remark I was about to make and is absolutely right to quote the then...

Will my hon. Friend clarify what safeguards will be in place to prevent abuse of these new powers...

The key safeguard is the fact that there must be a court order, with that judicial oversight. Tha...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on his Bill. In seeking to ensure that the provisions of the Bill a...

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, which is very helpful. We can use Scotland as a cas...

My comments will be brief, because the hon. Member for Hazel Grove (William Wragg) has set out th...

The rule of law is the bedrock of our society. Relied on at home and aspired to abroad, it is one...

Does my hon. Friend agree that, should this Bill be enacted, its very existence will make it more...

My hon. Friend is right. The knowledge that the CCRC will obtain a court order if a request for v...

Let me start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Hazel Grove (William Wragg) on bring...

I thank hon. Members on both sides of the House, my hon. Friend the Minister and the Opposition F...