§ 33. Ms AbbottTo ask the Attorney-General when he last met the head of the Crown Prosecution Service to discuss racial attacks.
§ The Attorney-GeneralI meet the Director of Public Prosecutions regularly. Cases with a racial element are discussed as and when they arise.
§ Ms AbbottIs the Attorney-General aware of the concern in the black and Asian communities about the failure to bring people to book for a number of notorious racist killings and attacks in recent months?
§ The Attorney-GeneralYes, I am aware of the concerns raised by the hon. Lady. I am aware too of the specific concerns that she and two of her hon. Friends have raised with the Director of Public Prosecutions. The Crown Prosecution Service takes any case with a racial element especially seriously. I urge the hon. Lady to accept the invitation given to her by the director and the chief Crown prosecutor for London to visit the chief prosecutor to discuss these cases with him so that she may understand fully the lengths and efforts that have been gone to and the background to the cases.