§ Andrew MackinlayTo ask the Solicitor-General what the cost was to public funds of the prosecution relating to(a) Paul Burrell and (b) Harold Brown; and if she will make a statement. [86183]
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe cost of the prosecutions relating to(a) Paul Burrell and (b) Harold Brown to public funds has not yet been ascertained.
§ Andrew MackinlayTo ask the Solicitor-General on what date the Crown Prosecution Service became aware of the existence of a written authority from the Prince of Wales to Harold Brown, authorising him to dispose of a gold wedding ring; and if she will make a statement. [86185]
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe CPS has no knowledge of such a document. Following the statement to the judge at court on 2 December 2002, that the Crown would be offering no evidence against the defendants defence, counsel for Harold Brown produced and read out to the court a document that the CPS has to this day not seen. To the best of our knowledge, Harold Brown was not named in the document, nor did it concern the sale of any item.