Metropolitan Police Report by Sir Richard Henriques

Lord Cormack Excerpts

Monday 30th September 2019 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist]

Regarding why it has taken so long to publish the report since the Metropolitan Police announced it on 14 August, the noble Lord will agree that, before publishing these reports, every individual named is given the opportunity to respond. That has taken some time. The Met has been concerned to follow the proper process before publication. The report contains sensitive material and it is right that care is taken, so that further distress is not caused to those mentioned in the report, including Bramall, Proctor and others.

[Lord Cormack (Con)]

My Lords, I remind my noble friend that many noble Lords are utterly convinced that there were no victims of Lord Brittan. As Parliament has a little time on its hands at the moment, could we not have a debate, before Prorogation, on the rule of law—in which I strongly believe—and the presumption of innocence?

[Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist]

That is something we can discuss within the usual channels. It is not in the scope of my purview here.