Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Andrew Miller Excerpts
Tuesday 11th October 2011

(13 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Dominic Grieve Portrait The Attorney-General
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Yes, we were consulted, and our response was that, on the basis of our understanding of how the closure was to be carried out, the Director of Public Prosecutions was satisfied that the quality of forensic science available to the CPS would be maintained.

Andrew Miller Portrait Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab)
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You were given duff information.

Dominic Grieve Portrait The Attorney-General
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In view of that intervention, I would simply add that the current position is that the closure process has been monitored and the DPP remains satisfied at present that in no case has the closure of the FSS had any impact on his ability to carry out prosecutions within the CPS.