Lord Pannick
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Lord Keen of Elie
I thank the noble Lord for his question. I do not believe that it is for me to gainsay the Home Secretary’s evidence before the Justice Sub-Committee, so I am afraid I am not in a position to commit to any alternative approach on the matter at present.
Lord Pannick (CB)
My Lords, in preparing this Statement, have Ministers and their officials spoken to judges and lawyers, or only to IT consultants?
Lord Keen of Elie
My Lords, I was not involved directly in the preparation of this Statement. I was invited to repeat it in this House on the basis of information given to me. I cannot directly answer the question of who was consulted in the preparation of the Statement itself. If the noble Lord wishes I will write to him on the point—but if he has no desire for me to do so I will not.