On exactly that point, my right hon. and learned Friend—and he is my friend—said that these proceedings were created under the Labour Government. They were, and there are now 69 special advocates, 32 of whom are experienced in closed material procedures. The vast majority of them—nearly all of them—oppose the Bill as they think PII works better than the procedure they have been operating for the past few years. Why does he think that is?
Justice and Security Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
David Davis
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 18 December 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Justice and Security Bill [Lords].
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