Public Protection

First, I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s support in principle. Secondly, I am not going to comment on specific cases, but I know that the Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Delyn (Mr. Hanson), and his Department are looking carefully at the case that he mentions, taking account of the opinions that he expressed about it in the context of my statement and with a view to seeing how they interrelate in the best way. Thirdly, we would be happy to work with the hon. Gentleman’s party on these matters to see how we can establish the best regime that will deal with these matters consistently.