HC Deb 03 November 1998 vol 318 cc501-2W
Maria Eagle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department where(a) transcripts and (b) all additional material arising out of Lord Justice Stuart-Smith's scrutiny of the evidence relating to the Hillsborough disaster are held; and in what form. [57477]

Mr. Boateng

Transcripts of meetings, prepared by Harry Counsel and Co., are held in paper form at the Home Office. Additional material arising out of the scrutiny is also held in paper form at the Home Office. Copies of as much as possible of the evidence considered by Lord Justice Stuart-Smith have been placed in the Library. The scrutiny papers do not form part of the material held by South Yorkshire Police.

Maria Eagle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if South Yorkshire Police hold(a) transcripts and (b) the additional material arising out of Lord Justice Stuart-Smith's scrutiny of the evidence relating to the Hillsborough disaster on computer disk. [57478]

Mr. Boateng

South Yorkshire Police do not hold copies of either transcripts or additional material arising out of Lord Justice Stuart-Smith's scrutiny of the Hillsborough disaster. Hard copies of these documents are held on file at the Home Office.

Maria Eagle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if South Yorkshire Police hold the(a) statements, (b) amended statements and (c) other documentation collected by West Midlands police during the investigation of the Hillsborough disaster on computer disk. [57480]

Mr. Boateng

All statements collected by West Midlands Police during the investigation into the Hillsborough disaster, including the amended statements by South Yorkshire Police officers, are held by South Yorkshire Police in their original paper form, and also on the HOLMES computer. Other documents collected by West Midlands Police are also held by South Yorkshire Police in their original form, but were not entered on the HOLMES computer.

Maria Eagle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if statements collected by West Midlands Police in respect of the Hillsborough investigation were entered on the Holmes computer. [57481]

Mr. Boateng

I can confirm that statements collected by West Midlands Police in respect of the Hillsborough investigation were entered on the HOLMES computer.