Baroness Blower
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
I absolutely hear what my noble friend has to say on the subject and I will, of course, take that comment back to the department.
Baroness Blower (Lab)
My Lords, does the Minister agree that, notwithstanding the fact that he cannot comment on an individual case or its complexity, it does a disservice to the police service to be seen to be taking quite so long over this case?
Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
Again, I would prefer not to pass judgment on the quality of the investigation that the Merseyside police have done, as the noble Baroness is asking me to do. I really do not know what the complexity of this case is. I do not know why it has taken so long to resolve. I would assume that there are very strong operational reasons, given the obviously high-profile nature of the people involved.