All 2 Debates between Lord Soley and Lord Borrie

Thu 7th Jul 2011

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Debate between Lord Soley and Lord Borrie
Thursday 7th July 2011

(12 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords—

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My Lords—

Crime: Media Reporting

Debate between Lord Soley and Lord Borrie
Tuesday 8th February 2011

(13 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords, is the Minister worried by the increasing—

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My Lords, does the noble Baroness agree that it is usually unwise to act to change the law because some unfortunate individual has been embarrassed or irritated? Does she also agree that, in this type of case, questioning and the publication of the questioning by police often encourage potential witnesses to jog their memories and assist in the successful prosecution of somebody, not necessarily the first suspect?