§ Mr. John HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will ensure that the Home Office document on Paul Alexander Cleeland's trial, dated February 1987, which has been deposited in the Library, is corrected to reflect accurately the courts transcript of Mr. Justice Lane's summing up concerning Mr. McGafferty's forensic evidence; and if he will make an authoritative statement to establish the truth on this matter.
§ Mr. John PattenWe will make arrangements for the necessary amendment to be made to the Home Office memorandum on the case of Mr. Paul Cleeland and for a copy of the revised document to be placed in the Library. My right hon. Friend, the Home Secretary will take account of the significance of this error in considering whether there are grounds to intervene in Mr. Cleeland's conviction.