HC Deb 27 June 1991 vol 193 cc526-7W
Mr. Beaumont-Dark

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he has received the 16th report of the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Brooke

The report, for the period 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991, has been published today and copies have been laid before Parliament.

The report covers a wide range of matters that the commission has considered during the period under review. These include emergency legislation, education, fair employment, the law relating to children, peremptory challenge in the selection of jurors, silence as corroboration and prisoners' rights.

I value the advice the commission gives me and appreciate the work it does in considering a wide range of human rights matters. The commission has undertaken another extensive programme of work and I am grateful for the continued commitment shown by its members.

Copies of my response to the commission's 16th report and of the report itself have been placed in the Library.

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