§ Mr. AllanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, for each of the last four years, all departmental inquiries and reviews instigated by ministers which have been chaired by individuals outside his Department; and in each case if he will give the date of establishment and the name of the chairman. [46834]
§ Mr. StrawThe information requested is as follows:
Committee Established Chairman Inquiry into the escape of IRA Prisoners from Whitemoor gaol September 1994 Sir John Woodcock Inquiry into Prison Security December 1994 Sir John Learmont Inquiry into Legislation against Terrorism December 1995 Lord Lloyd of Berwick Assessment and implications of centrifuge contamination in the Trace Explosive Section of the Forensic Explosives Laboratory at Fort Halstead May 1996 Professor Brian Caddy Scrutiny of evidence relating to the Hillsborough Disaster June 1997 Lord Justice Stuart-Smith Inquiry under the Police Act 1996 into matters arising from the death of Stephen Lawrence August 1997 Sir William Macpherson of Cluny Independent Commission on the Voting System December 1997 Lord Jenkins of Hillhead Review of Financial Regulation in the Crown Dependencies January 1998 Mr. Andrew Edwards