Correspondence from the Chairman of the
Committee to the Minister for the Cabinet, 17 February 2009
I am writing to you in regards to the Home Affairs
Select Committee Inquiry into the Policing Process of Home Office
Leaks.
As part of the Inquiry, the Committee have received
evidence from Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick, Mayor of London
Boris Johnson, the Permanent Secretary to the Home Office Sir
David Normington and the Home Secretary, Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP.
The role of the Cabinet Office has featured
in evidence given to the Committee during this inquiry. For completeness,
I would be grateful if you could inform the Committee of the following
information.
1. The date you were informed there was to be
a Police investigation involving Damian Green MP.
2. The time and date you were informed of the
searching of the offices of Damian Green MP.
3. The time and date you were informed of Damian
Green MP's arrest.
I would be grateful if you could respond to
these enquiries by 12 noon Monday 23 February 2009.
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