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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2024-01-22more like thismore than 2024-01-22
answering body
Home Office more like this
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answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Mike Veale more like this
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legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 17 January (HL Deb col 463), when and in what circumstances Mr Mike Veale, former chief constable for Wiltshire, agreed that the manner in which he publicised allegations against Sir Edward Heath was “inappropriate”. more like this
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Lord Lexden more like this
uin HL1796 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-02-05more like thismore than 2024-02-05
answer text <p>The reference to Mr Veale agreeing that the manner in which he publicised allegations against Sir Edward Heath was “inappropriate” was paraphrased from articles in <em>The Guardian</em> newspaper on 5 October 2017.</p><p><em>The Guardian</em> reported that ‘, the chief constable, Mike Veale, finally acknowledged it a mistake that tainted the investigation by implying the presumption of guilt’ and <strong>‘</strong>Veale apologised for an appeal for complainants to come forward being made outside Heath’s house in August 2015, which critics said would encourage false claims.’</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
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less than 2024-02-05T15:40:51.18Zmore like thismore than 2024-02-05T15:40:51.18Z
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label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom more like this
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4202
label Biography information for Lord Lexden remove filter