§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the incidence of intimidation of witnesses in criminal cases.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 25 April 1994]: Although attempts are made from time to time to intimidate both potential and actual witnesses in criminal trials, there is no reliable evidence about the extent of this problem. In different ways, both the Government and the police service have taken, and will continue to take, steps to minimise its incidence and effect.