§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to introduce a new offence of committing a crime while on bail; and if he will make a statement on Northumbria police's recent report on the subject.
§ Mr. John PattenHome Office researchers have been reviewing recent studies by Northumbria police, and others, of offending on bail. In the light of the results of the review, we shall consider urgently what further action could reduce offending on bail.