§ 15. Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will bring forward legislation to provide further means by which criminals may be made to make reparation to their victims, as proposed in a report by his Advisory Council on the Penal System.
§ 35. Mr. Joplingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government intend to take so that the demonstrator who uses violence and the criminal who causes personal injury or damages property will be obilged to compensate their victims.
§ Mr. MaudlingI am grateful to my Advisory Council on the Penal System for522W its helpful report on reparation by the offender. I welcome its recommendations and am keeping them in mind for posible future criminal justice legislation.