HC Deb 03 December 1992 vol 215 c334W
Mr. Cryer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what opportunity he gave to the individuals mentioned in paragraph 7 of his press statement of 1 October, on the case of the late Derek Bentley, to be interviewed or to provide any information supplementary to the material referred to.

Mr. Jack

All the people mentioned in paragraph 7 of the memorandum issued by my right hon. and learned Friend to accompany his statement on 1 October about his review of the case of the late Derek Bentley had the opportunity to submit further material about the case at any time; two persons involved in the preparation of the Thames TV programmes were interviewed by a senior officer in the Metropolitan police in the course of inquiries carried out at the request of my Department.

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