Birmingham Pub Bombings

HC Deb 03 May 1990 vol 171 cc655-6W

16. Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has now consulted the Lord Chief Justice on the Birmingham pub bombings case.

Mr. Waddington

I have not consulted the Lord Chief Justice on this case.

64. Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he has taken to prevent material in police archives relating to the Birmingham pub bombings case from being destroyed or tampered with.

Mr. Waddington

I understand that the West Midlands police and the Devon and Cornwall constabulary have made arrangements to ensure that all material in their possession relating to the Birmingham pub bombings case is stored in secure conditions pending the outcome of further inquiries into the safety of the convictions of the Birmingham Six.