Bill Esterson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bill Esterson on 2015-11-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make representations to the Criminal Cases Review Commission to open an investigation into the case of James Thompson.

Mike Penning

As I stated in response to Questions 14066 and 16560, although the Criminal Cases Review Commission is funded by my Department, it is entirely independent of Government, and Ministers cannot, and should not, attempt to intervene in its reviews or decisions.