Further written evidence to be reported to the House
Counter-Terrorism Bill
9:00 am
Patrick Mercer (Newark, Conservative)
Further to that point of order, Mr. Bercow. That four-line explanation is inadequate. If indeed it was a mistake, there is little doubt that it was deeply misleading. If it was deliberately misleading, I find that extraordinary. If it was an omission, I find it incompetent. The way in which the facts were presented was misleading, not just to us and to subsequent sittings of the Committee, but also to the press, which capitalised on it. To have a four-line apologia such as that is inadequate, and I ask for your guidance.