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Police Searches on the Parliamentary Estate

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Here you can browse the Written Evidence ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 15 March 2010.

Committee on Issue of Privilege

Written evidence

CONTENTS

Memorandum by the Clerk of the House

APPENDIX I: MR SPEAKER'S PROTOCOL ON THE EXECUTION OF A SEARCH WARRANT IN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

APPENDIX II: SPEAKER'S STATEMENT (3 DECEMBER 2008)

APPENDIX III: SPEAKER'S STATEMENT (22 JANUARY 2008)

APPENDIX IV: Memorandum submitted by the Attorney General on PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE—ROLE OF THE COURTS AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from Professor A W Bradley

E-mail to the Clerk of the Committee from Peter Bottomley MP

Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from Sir Patrick Cormack MP

E-mail to the Clerk of the Committee from Derek Wyatt MP

E-mail to the Clerk of the Committee from John Hemming MP

Note to Committee from Damian Green MP

Annex 1: Advice in the matter of Mr Damian Green MP and the Metropolitan Police

Annex 2: Letter from Damian Green MP to the Speaker of the House of Commons

Annex 3: Letter from the Speaker of the House of Commons to Damian Green MP

Annex 4: Letter from Damian Green MP to the Speaker of the House of Commons

Annex 5: Letter from the Speaker of the House of Commons to Damian Green MP

Annex 6: Letter from the Directorate of Legal Services, Metropolitan Police, to Kingsley Napley Solicitors

Annex 7: Letter from the Director of Public Prosecutions to the Speaker of the House of Commons

Annex 8: Letter from the Directorate of Legal Services, Metropolitan Police, to Kingsley Napley Solicitors

Annex 9: Letter from Kingsley Napley Solicitors to Ms Naz Saleh, Directorate of Legal Services, Metropolitan Police

Annex 10: E-mail from the Shadow Leader of the House to the Clerk of the House of Commons

Annex 11: Letter from the Clerk of the House and Chief Executive to the Shadow Leader of the House

Annex 12: E-mail from Damian Green MP to the Clerk of the House and Chief Executive

Annex 13: E-mail from the Clerk of the House and Chief Executive to Damian Green MP

Annex 14: Letter from Damian Green MP to the Speaker of the House of Commons

Annex 15: Letter from the Speaker of the House of Commons to Damian Green MP

Annex 16: Points of Order (Hansard, 5 February 2009, Col 1004)

Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from Roger Gale MP

Memorandum from the Rt Hon the Lord Martin of Springburn

Memorandum by Sir William McKay KCB

Letter to the Chairman of the Committee from Ben Wallace MP

Memorandum from Chief Superintendent Ed Bateman, Head of Security, Palace of Westminster

Memorandum by Jill Pay, Serjeant at Arms

Annexe A (1) Letter from Serjeant at Arms to Detective Sergeant Walker

Annexe B (2) Copy of Form 101 Signed by Serjeant at Arms

Observations on the Speaker's protocol made on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service

Letter to the Chairman of the Committee from Rt Hon David Davis MP

Written evidence from Robert Quick QPM, former Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service

Letter to the Chairman ot the Committee from the Clerk of the House

Written evidence from Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick QPM, Metropolitan Police Service

Memorandum from the Rt Hon the Lord Martin of Springburn

Supplementary Note from the Clerk of the House: PRIVILEGE ISSUES IN A BROADER FRAMEWORK

Supplementary memorandum by Lord Martin of Springburn

E-mail from Professor A W Bradley to the Clerk of the Committee

Letter from the Serjeant at Arms to the Clerk of the Committee

Minute to the Speaker of the House of Commons from the Clerk of the House

Letter to the Chair of the Committee from Ms Jacqy Sharpe, Clerk of Committees

Letter to the Chair of the Committee from Mr James Rhys, Clerk of the Work and Pensions Committee

Letter to the Chair of the Committee from Mr Peter Mason, Parliamentary Security Co-ordinator

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Prepared 22 March 2010