HL Deb 15 October 2001 vol 627 cc69-70WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the deaths in official custody of Paul Wright (1996) and, Zahid Mubarek (2000) will now be the subject of inquiries satisfying the five criteria laid down in the case of Jordan v United Kingdom. [HL776]

Lord Rooker

An independent investigation into the circumstances of Paul Wright's death in Leeds prison in 1996, ordered by Mr Justice Jackson, is under way and its findings will be made publicly available.

My right honourable friend the Home Secretary has been granted leave to appeal against the judgment of Mr Justice Hooper, published on 5 October, that an independent public investigation must be held into the murder of Zahid Mubarek in Feltham Young Offender Institution in March 2000. It is therefore inappropriate to comment further at present.