§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many times since 1992 witnesses have given evidence in court(a) behind screens and (b) with the use of voice distorters. [34883]
§ Mr. StreeterThe question concerns a specific operational matter on which the chief executive of the Court Service is best placed to provide an answer. I have accordingly asked the chief executive to reply direct.
Letter from Michael Huebner to Mr. Jim Cunningham, dated 4 July 1996:
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, has asked me to reply to your Question about witnesses and the use of screens and voice distorters in court since 1992.These figures are not held centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.