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Ministry of Justice and Department for Culture, Media and Sport—Written evidence CONFIDENTIAL SCHEDULE 1 The Claimant also relied on the following confidential witness statements: 1. ................. 2. ................. CONFIDENTIAL SCHEDULE 2 Information referred to in the Order Any information or purported information concerning: (1) [Set out the material sought to be protected] (2) [Any information liable to or which might lead to the identification of the Claimant (whether directly or indirectly) as the subject of the proceedings or the material referred to above, [the fact that he has commenced these proceedings or made the application herein].] 664
Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, and Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport—Oral evidence (QQ 1021–1069) Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, and Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport—Oral evidence (QQ 1021–1069) Evidence heard in Public Questions 1021–1069 MONDAY 16 JANUARY 2012 Members present: Mr John Whittingdale (in the Chair) Lord Black of Brentwood Lord Boateng Mr Ben Bradshaw Mr Robert Buckland The Lord Bishop of Chester Baroness Corston Lord Dobbs George Eustice Paul Farrelly Lord Gold Lord Harries of Pentregarth Martin Horwood Lord Janvrin Eric Joyce Lord Mawhinney Penny Mordaunt Lord Myners Yasmin Qureshi Nadhim Zahawi ________________ Examination of Witnesses Witnesses: Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, and Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport. Chair: Good afternoon. This is a further session of the Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions. Given that this Committee was established at the invitation of the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, I am very pleased to welcome to our first session today Jeremy Hunt and Ken Clarke. I invite Lord Myners to begin. 665
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