§ 22. Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will amplify the statement he made on 5th May 1976 in reply to Questions from the hon. Members for Mitcham and Morden, and for Ilford, North (Mrs. Miller) as to the principles he will apply in dealing with representa- 630W tions on behalf of individual prisoners convicted solely on identification evidence, having regard to the report of the Committee on Identification Evidence.
§ 31. Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the Devlin Report on identification procedures.
§ 33. Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement on the Devlin Report.
§ 39. Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the Devlin Report.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsWhen the necessary consultations with interested parties are completed I shall bring proposals for change before Parliament as soon as possible. In the meantime, in considering representations on individual cases, I shall certainly bear in mind the risks involved where convictions have been obtained wholly or mainly on eye-witness evidence of identification.
§ 34. Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to set up an independent tribunal to review cases where people have been convicted on identification evidence and which are currently unsuitable for reference to the Court of Appeal.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI would refer the hon. Member to the replies I gave to Questions by my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Mr. Douglas-Mann) on 5th May—[Vol. 910. c.383–4.]—and today.