Alec Shelbrooke generally voted for allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions

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All votes about allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions:

• On 17 Jul 2013: Alec Shelbrooke voted in favour of rules implementing the introduction of "closed material proceedings" to the civil courts in Northern Ireland; the procedure involves making material deemed national security-sensitive available to the court and a special advocate but not parties to the case. Show vote
• On 17 Jul 2013: Alec Shelbrooke voted in favour of rules implementing the introduction of "closed material proceedings" to courts; the procedure involves making material deemed national security-sensitive available to the court and a special advocate but not parties to the case. Show vote
• On 7 Mar 2013: Alec Shelbrooke was absent for a vote on Justice and Security Bill — Third Reading Show vote
• On 4 Mar 2013: Alec Shelbrooke voted t to to permit closed material proceedings only if a fair determination of the case would not be possible by other means. Show vote
• On 4 Mar 2013: Alec Shelbrooke voted against allowing the closed material procedure for using national security sensitive information in court to only be used where the degree of harm to national security caused by disclosure would be likely to outweigh the public interest in fair and open justice. Show vote
• On 4 Mar 2013: Alec Shelbrooke voted to prevent the disclosure of material if the court considers disclosure would be damaging to the interests of national security, even if that damage would be outweighed by the interests of justice. Show vote
• On 18 Dec 2012: Alec Shelbrooke was absent for a vote on Justice and Security Bill — Second Reading Show vote