HC Deb 09 May 2002 vol 385 c333W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what fees and expenses are available for full and part-time members of the Criminal Case Review Commission panellists; and what the median annual income from public funds of Criminal Case Review Commission full and part-time panellists is. [53754]

Mr. Keith Bradley

Details of salary and emoluments of all commission members are published in the commission's annual report, a copy of which is lodged in the Library.

Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration was given by the Criminal Case Review Commission to the prioritisation of the allegation of miscarriage of justice brought by Mr. Robert Brown; on what date the case papers of Mr. Brown were received by the Criminal Case Review Commission; on what date a caseworker was allocated to his case; on what date the caseworker's report was completed; on what date Mr. Brown was informed of a pending hearing before a three-person panel of the Criminal Case Review Commission; what date is planned for a panel hearing; on what date the Criminal Case Review Commission were informed of the health of Mr. Brown's mother; if compassionate grounds constitute a factor to be taken into account by the Criminal Case Review Commission in progressing a case; and how many of the proposed panel members are retained on a part-time basis by the Criminal Case Review Commission. [53753]

Mr. Keith Bradley

Mr. Brown's application was received by the Criminal Case Review Commission on 2 October 1997. It was routinely allocated to a case review manager on 21 October 1999. It remains under review. The progress of cases is as expeditious as possible taking into account the factors of individual cases. The Commission does not publicly release details of its cases or their applicants.