§ Mr. BELLOCasked the Attorney-General whether his attention has been called to recent cases in which British subjects have been denied the right to call witnesses in their defence upon arrest by the forces of the Crown; and whether he will consider the advisability of so amending the existing practice that a British subject resident in the United Kingdom and arrested by order of the Executive upon a particular charge may call evidence in his own defence?
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Sir William Robson)No, Sir, my attention has not been directed to any cases of the kind mentioned in the question, and I am afraid that I have no means of obtaining any information about them. If my hon. Friend will kindly give me particulars I will make inquiry.
§ Mr. BELLOCAm I to understand that a Member of the present Government has no knowledge of these cases?
§ Sir W. ROBSONThis Member of the Government knows nothing about them.