HL Deb 18 February 1998 vol 586 c45WA
Lord Spens

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, in the light of the announcement by the Attorney General on Tuesday 3 February in relation to the use of DTI transcripts in future trials, they intend to continue to oppose the application to the European Commission on Human Rights of Messrs. Ronson, Parnes and Lyons in connection with the use of such transcripts in the first Guinness trial. [HL547]

The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Simon of Highbury)

Under the Rules of Procedure of the European Commission of Human Rights, pleadings before the Commission are confidential. It would therefore be wrong of the Government to answer questions about their pleadings.