HC Deb 01 February 1973 vol 849 c423W
11. Mr. Clinton Davis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a further statement concerning the Government's proposals relating to the imposition by criminal courts of interpreters' fees against accused persons who have been convicted.

Mr. Carlisle

My right hon. Friend is considering the possibility of legislation. Meanwhile he proposes to draw the attention of courts to the relevant provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and to remind them of the availability of central Government funds to pay interpreters in indictable cases.