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Debate between Simon Hughes and Lord Hanson of Flint
Tuesday 4th February 2014
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Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab)
On 23 January, the House of Commons voted 120 to three to release papers relating to the Shrewsbury 24. What is the Government’s response to that vote in the Commons?
The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Simon Hughes)
As the right hon. Gentleman will remember, as he was in the Chamber for the debate, two things are happening. First, next year there will be a Cabinet Office review of the papers that are held and, secondly, a court reconsideration is in process. As a Government, we are ensuring that we increase transparency wherever possible but there will always be some papers that must be withheld on the basis of national security.