Chilcot Report

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 12:30 pm on 6 February 2008.

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Photo of Jeremy Wright Jeremy Wright Opposition Whip (Commons) 12:30, 6 February 2008

The Prime Minister will recognise that when the prosecuting authorities in criminal courts wish to avoid the disclosure of an observation site, for example, they can make an application under the public interest immunity procedure. If that application is unsuccessful, they always have the option of not proceeding with the prosecution. As that system already exists and works well, could not any adaptation of it necessary for the use of intercept evidence be done sooner rather than later, given that the Government have—rightly, in my view—decided that this proposal is a good idea?