§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether any Home Office civil servant or special adviser provided information last week to the Daily Mail about cases previously decided by Justice Collins; and, if so, what was the nature of information, and in what circumstances and under whose authority it was provided. [HL1923]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)No information was provided to theDaily Mail by Home Office civil servants or special advisers about Lord Justice Collins's previous cases, details of which were all already in the public domain.