§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment(a) he and (b) his predecessors made of the evidence of prison officer Kenneth Mann about statements alleged to have been made by Patrick Molloy while awaiting trial for the murder of Carl Bridgewater. [16075]
§ Mr. KirkhopeA statement by this officer is one of a number of statements recording admissions by Mr. Molloy, which were taken into account both in the previous consideration of this case and in reaching the provisional conclusions notified on 7 December 1995.
§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will disclose to solicitors acting for the men convicted of murdering Carl Bridgewater, the statements of the education officer at HMP Gartree relating to Patrick Molloy. [16076]
§ Mr. KirkhopeA statement made by a former education officer at Gartree prison was disclosed on 9 June 1995 to the convicted men's solicitor.
§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department between which dates Patrick Molloy was detained at HMP Winson Green while awaiting trial for the murder of Carl Bridgewater. [16074]
§ Mr. KirkhopeThe statements of two witnesses indicate that Mr. Molloy was detained in Winson Green prison at some point while awaiting trail, but it has not been possible to find any prison records which confirm this, or to establish the dates.