§ Mr. MillerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what assessment he has made(a) of the reliability of evidence produced at the trial of Paul Malone and (b) of new evidence presented to his office in this case;
(2) if he has decided to refer the case of Paul Malone back to the Court of Appeal.
§ Mr. JackMy right hon. and learned Friend will be in a position properly to consider all the representations made on Mr. Malone's behalf—including those about the reliability of evidence given at his trial, as well as the new 7W evidence submitted to him—only when the Metropolitan police have completed the inquiries they are presently carrying out at the request of the chief constable of Cheshire. He will then decide whether there are grounds for referring Mr. Malone's conviction to the Court of Appeal.