HC Deb 16 November 1989 vol 160 cc450-1W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of conviction on the basis of confessional evidence have been(a) received by him, (b) referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions or police investigation and (c) referred to the Court of Appeal each year since 1979.

Mr. John Patten

The information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.