Undercover Policing Inquiry Debate

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Department: Home Office
Wednesday 14th April 2021

(3 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
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I assume that the noble Baroness is referring to Northern Ireland. It is probably inappropriate to comment on that at this point, while judicial proceedings are ongoing.

Lord Mann Portrait Lord Mann (Non-Afl)
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An inquiry cannot request files where it does not know that they exist. Can we be assured that there are no files within the Home Office that have not been sought out, retrieved and provided to the inquiry?

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
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If the Home Office is asked for files that it has, it would most certainly have to provide them to the inquiry.