Tuesday, 28 June 1988
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation last reviewed the relationship within its overall strategy between conventional and nuclear weapons; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the level of collaboration between the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany on advanced defence equipment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when service men will be able to purchase additional voluntary contributions for pension purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current total value of military equipment held in his Department's stores; and what resources his Department devotes to safeguarding these...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a further statement on the progress of the Trident programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence why it is the Government's policy not to disclose who is invited to the British Army equipment exhibition.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy not to acquire for British forces any warheads previously removed from cruise missiles under the terms of the intermediate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what action he proposes to take in the light of the conclusions of the Defence Committee in its recent report on the progress of the trident programme,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many cadet units of the three services exist in inner city areas of the United Kingdom; and what steps are being taken to examine further expansion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received seeking further action to combat bullying in the Army.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a further statement on the progress of the efficiency study into the activities relating to dog training at RAF Newton and the RAVC...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received seeking the establishment of a compensation fund to assist service men who claim that their health was adversely...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received seeking the withdrawal of invitations to attend the British Army equipment exhibition from 26 June to 1 July issued...
To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 28 June.
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 20, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely,...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Obviously I have not sat through as many Question Times as you have, but I think that you will concede that I frequently sit here at Question Time. Normally, you...
On a point of order. Mr. Speaker. In the interests of the happy procedures of the House, I want to raise this matter before we embark upon the ten-minute Bill. I understand that the Bill requires...
Mr. D. N. Campbell-Savours accordingly presented a Bill to amend the form of declaration for a constable prescribed by the Police Act 1964: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be...
Ordered,That the draft Harbour Works (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1988 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, & c.That the draft Environmental...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), again considered.
'(1) The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976 shall be amended as follows.
Before we proceed further with the Criminal Justice Bill, I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that the Queen has signified her Royal Assent to the following...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), again considered.
`In Schedule 8 of the Transport Act 1981, in the definition of "the prescribed limit" in paragraph 12(2), for the figures "35", "80", and "107", there shall be subsituted the figures "22", "50"...
`(1) Where a person is convicted for an offence punishable with imprisonment the Court by or before which he is convicted may in addition to or instead of dealing with him in any other way...
I beg to move amendment No. 32, in page 2, line 8, after 'procedures', insert— `under this Part of this Act'.
I beg to move amendment No. 60, in page 5, line 44, at end insert— `( ) The High Court of Justiciary may, by Act of Adjournal, make rules as to the procedure for service under subsection...
I beg to move amendment No. 188, in page 6, line 11, leave out 'a metropolitan stipendiary magistrate or by' and insert— '(i) the chief metropolitan stipendiary magistrate or metropolitan...
Amendment made: No. 189, in page 6, line 43, leave out `a metropolitan stipendiary magistrate' and insert `the chief metropolitan stipendiary magistrate or a metropolitan stipendiary magistrate...
Amendments made: No. 255, in page 8, line 17, at end insert— `(1A) If the state seeking his surrender immediately informs the court of committal that it intends to make such an application,...
Amendments made; No. 61, in page 10, line 14, after `as', insert— `(a) in England and Wales,'.
I beg to move amendment No. 36, in page 14, line 23, after 'State' insert 'in the case of which the Extradition Act 1870 applies or as between which and the United Kingdom extradition procedures...
Amendment made: No. 40, in page 15, line 34, leave out clause 20.—[Mr. John Patten.]
Amendment made: No. 12, in page 16, line 6, at end insert— `(2A) The following shall be inserted after paragraph 9—9A. The offence of torture under section [Torture] of the Criminal...
I beg to move amendment No. 246, in page 16, line 38, leave out from beginning to 'or' in line 41.
I beg to move amendment No. 71, in page 17, line 34, leave out 'under section 28' and insert—'in accordance with section 28 below or an order under paragraph 6 of Schedule 13 to this Act or...
Amendment made: No. 72, in page 18, line 28, leave out `under section 28' and insert`in accordance with section 28 below or an order under paragraph 6 of Schedule 13 to this Act or under...
I beg to move amendment No. 248, in page 20, line 34, at end insert `in any case where the court gives leave for, or requires, evidence or a glossary to be so furnished'.
I beg to move amendment No. 249, in page 20, line 36, leave out 'closed circuit'.
I beg to move amendment No. 216, in page 22, line 13, leave out sub-paragraph (a). Clause 32 deals with assaults, sexual offences and offences against children. It relates to proceedings in the...
Amendments made: No. 73, in page 22, line 47, leave out 'section' and insert 'Part of this Act'.
I beg to move amendment No. 86, in page 27, line 15, at end insert 'except as provided by subsection (8A) below. (8A) If the prosecution inform the court that they would not desire to submit...
Amendment made: No. 87, in page 28, line 32, leave out subsections (2) and (3) and insert— '(2) For the third and fourth columns of the entries relating to an offence under section 2(1)...
Amendment made: No. 88, in page 31, line 39, leave out 'Part of this Act' and insert 'section and sections 51, 52, 54, 56 and 58 below'.— [Mr. John Patten.]
Amendment made: No. 56, in page 34, line 30, after '1', insert 'on the standard scale'.— [Mr. John Patten.]
I beg to move amendment No. 7, in page 42, line 40, at end insert 'and without regard to any restrictions of forfeiture in an enactment contained in an Act passed before the Criminal Justice Act...
Amendment made: No. 90, in page 49. line 3, leave out from 'imprisonment' to 'which' in line 4 and insert 'or detention in a young offender institution'.— [Mr. John Patten.]
Amendment made: No. 92, in page 49, line 40, after 'that', insert 'there are reasonable grounds for thinking that'— [Mr. John Pattern.]
Amendment made: No. 93, in page 50, line 21, at end insert— '(1A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, a restraint order may make such provision as the court thinks...
Amendments made: No. 94, in page 61, line 40, leave out from beginning to 'or' in line 41.
Amendments made: No. 100, in page 66, line 4, leave out 'and which are retained there shall nevertheless' and insert 'shall'.
Amendment made: No. 239, in page 67, line 4, at end insert— '(2) In subsection (1) above "constable" includes a police officer engaged on central service (as defined in section 43(5) of the...
Amendment made: No. 102, in page 68, line 48, at end insert— '(7) This section shall cease to have effect on the day appointed under section 3(2) of the Land Registration Act 1988 for the...
Amendments made: No. 107, in page 75, line 3, leave out 'in Scotland, the offence of'
Amendment made: No. 110, in page 75, line 36, after 'the', insert law of England and Wales or'.— [Mr. John Patten.]
Amendments made: No. 111, in page 77, line 13, leave out subsections (2) to (5) and insert— '(1A) The heads of compensation are those specified in subsections (1B) to (1E) below.(1B) An...
Amendments made: No. 113, in page 77, line 47 leave out 'his' and insert 'the' No. 114, in page 78, line 5, leave out 'his' and insert 'the'.— [Mr. John Patten.]
Amendments made: No. 116, in page 78, line 32, at beginning insert 'If the Board have determined a claim after a hearing'.
Amendments made: No. 119, in page 79, line 15, leave out from 'Board' to end of line 16 and insert 'in a county court for an order for the repayment by the offender to the Board of the whole of...
Amendment made: No. 121, in page 80, line 6, leave out subsection (2).— [Mr. John Patten.]
I beg to move amendment No. 148, in page 80, line 33, at end insert— '(2) In addition and without prejudice to any powers which the Crown Court may possess to order the exclusion of the...
Amendment made:No. 149, in page 84, line 45, leave out subsection (3).— [Mr. John Patten.]
Amendments made: No. 160, in page 87, line 23, leave out 'subsection (4)' and insert 'subsections (4) and (4A)'.
Amendment made: No. 162, in page 89, line 12, at end insert— '(7A) It shall be a defence for any person charged in respect of any conduct of his relating to a weapon to which this section...
I beg to move amendment No. 226, in page 90, line 12, leave out from '5' to end of line 14 and insert '(notices of transfer-procedure)— (a) in subsection (4), for the words "without the...
Amendment made: No. 163, in page 91, line 28, after 'him' insert ', not later than the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which he asks for it,'— [Mr. John Patten.]
I beg to move amendment No. 278, in page 93, line 31, leave out 'but' and insert 'at the first hearing after that at which the court decided not to grant the defendant bail he may support an...
I beg to move amendment No. 202, in page 94, line 12, after 'of, insert 'up to'. The amendment deals with time limits on remand hearings. The matter was canvassed at some length in Committee...
Amendment made: No. 9, in page 96, line 8, leave out clause 151.— [Mr. John Patten]
I beg to move amendment No. 195, in page 96, line 14, after 'any', insert 'grossly'.
Amendments made: No. 57, in page 96, line 34, after 'child', insert '(meaning in this section a person under the age of 16)'.— [Mr. John Patten.]
Amendments made: No. 79, in page 101, line 7, leave out '(including Schedule 2)'.
I beg to move amendment No. 165, in page 102, line 5, leave out from 'relates' to end of line 7 and insert— '(a) to the addition of two subsections at the end of section 8 of the Drug...
Amendments made: No. 41, in page 103, line 17, leave out 'and 20' and insert, '[Application of general extradition arrangements to Colonies] and [Special extradition arrangements-Colonies] '.
1. This Schedule applies— (a) to an offence (whether at common law or under any enactment) specified in paragraph 2 below;(b) to an offence specified in paragraph 3 below;(c) to an offence...
6.—(1) In this Schedule— "appropriate consent" means—(a) in relation to a person who has attained the age of 17 years, the consent of that person;(b) in relation to a person who...
7.—(1) An intimate sample may be taken from a person in police detention only— (a) if a police officer of at least the rank of superintendent authorises it to be taken; and(b) if the...
8.—(1) Except as provided by this paragraph, a non-intimate sample may not be taken from a person without the appropriate consent.
9.—(l) If— (a) a sample is taken from a person in connection with the investigation of an offence; and(b) he is cleared of that offence. it must be destroyed as soon as is practicable...
Amendments made: No. 190, in page 106, line 30, at end insert— '(2A) In section 26, in the definition of "police magistrate", for the words from "a" to the end there shall be substituted...
Amendments made: No. 84, in page 112, line 36, leave out paragraph 1.
Amendments made: No. 103A, in page 118, line 21, at end insert— '11A. In section 19 (Compensation)—(a) in paragraph (b)(i) of subsection (1), the words "(and no conviction for any...
Amendments made: No. 123, in page 120, line 36, leave out from 'Scotland' to end of line 37 and insert 'a Solicitor practising in England and Wales or Scotland or a person who holds or has held...
Amendments made: No. 130, in page 122, line 44, leave out paragraphs 2 and 3 and insert— '2. Unless the circumstances appear to them to be exceptional— (a) in a case where the Board...
5.—(1) The Secretary of State shall make rules of procedure in relation to claims for compensation.
5A.—(1)'
5B.—(1) Except in prescribed cases, compensation, whether on an interim or a final award, shall be paid in a lump sum.
8. In assessing compensation'.
19.—(1) The Secretary of State may by rules—'.
Amendments made: No. 150, in page 128, line 33, leave out from beginning to 'for' in line 37 and insert— '1. In any enactment for a reference to a detention centre or to a youth custody...
Amendments made: No. 152, in page 133, line 37, leave out 'but without prejudice to section 12B(1) below,'.
Amendments made: No. 156, in page 140, line 18, after 'practises' insert 'or has practised'.
Amendments made: No. 251, in page 142, line 9. at end insert 'in any case where the court gives leave for, or requires, evidence or a glossary to be so furnished'.
Amendments made: No. 234, in page 143, line 26, at end insert— 'This paragraph shall cease to have effect on the day appointed under section 3(2) of the Land Registration Act 1988 for the...
9A. The following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph (iA) of the proviso to subsection (2) of section 2 of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933 (procedures...
39A. In section 28(7A) of the Legal Aid Act 1974 for the words "the person charged" there shall be substituted "a person to whom the notice relates".'.
49A. The following sections shall be substituted for section 3 of the Internationally Protected Persons Act 1978—
3.—(1) An offence under section 1(3)(a) of this Act shall be deemed to be included in the list of extradition crimes in Schedule 1 to the Extradition Act 1870.
3A.—(1) Where— (a) no such arrangement as is mentioned in section 2 of the Extradition Act 1870 has been made with a State which is a party to the Convention mentioned in the title to...
73A. The following sections shall be inserted after section 93 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982—
93A.—(1) Where— (a) no such arrangement as is mentioned in section 2 of the Extradition Act 1870 has been made with a Convention country; and(b) general extradition arrangements have...
74A, The following section shall be inserted after section 3 of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982—
3A.—(1) Where— (a) No such arrangements as is mentioned in section 2 of the Extradition Act 1870 has been made with a State which is a party to the Convention; and(b) general...
74C. The Aviation Security Act 1982 shall be amended as follows.
9A.—(1) Where— (a) no such arrangement as is mentioned in section 2 of the Extradition Act 1870 has been made with a State which is a party to a relevant Convention; and(b) general...
26. Section [Torture] (torture)."'.
79.—(1) the following section shall be inserted after section 5 of the Nuclear Material (Offences) Act 1983 (extradition)—
5A.—(1) Where— (a) no such arrangement as is mentioned in section 2 of the Extradition Act 1870 has been made with a State which is a party to the Convention; and(b) general...
9. Section [Torture] (Torture)."'.
Amendments made: No. 46, in page 157, line 28, at end insert— '1969 c.12. Genocide Act 1969. Section 2(1)(b) and the word "and" immediately preceding it. In section 3(1), the words...
Amendments made: No. 11, in line 11, after 'indictment' insert 'orders restricting the access of the public to the whole or any part of a trial on indictment or to any proceedings ancillary to...
Ordered,That Sir Peter Emery be added to the Liaison Committee. — [Mr. Kenneth Carlisle.]
I beg leave of the House to present a petition on behalf of 700 of my constituents and constituents of other hon. Members in Scotland who are opposed to the proposed closure of the Health and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.— [Mr. John Carlisle.]
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