§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the policy and legislative changes introduced by successive British Governments to comply with the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights since 1963.
Mr. Douglas-HoggJudgments against the United Kingdom since 1981 are listed in the attached list. Pre-1981 figures would be available only at disproportionate cost as such records are not held by any one department.
Where no Government action is shown in response to the court's finding of a violation, this is because the judgment hinged on the individual circumstances of the case and no legislation or procedural changes were found to be necessary.
The judgments against the United Kingdom since 1981 are as follows:
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Date Name of the case Government Department Court's finding Government action where appropriate 27 September 1990 Cossey - Private life and right to marry Home Office, General Register office No violation — 25 September 1990 Thynne, Wilson and Gunnell - Discretionary lifers Home Office Violation Change in legislation 30 October 1991 Vilvarajah - Asylum Home Office No violation — 26 November 1991 Observer Spycatcher Treasury Solicitor's Violation — Guardian Spycatcher Sunday Times Spycatcher 25 March 1992 Campbell - Prisoners' correspondence Scottish Office Violation Change in Prison Standing Orders 16 December 1992 Edwards - Fair trial Home Office No violation — 25 March 1993 Costello-Roberts - Corporal punishment Education No violation — 20 April 1993 Sibson – Closed shop Employment No violation — 26 May 1993 Brannigan & McBride - Derogation under PTA Home Office, Northern Ireland Office No violation — 28 June 1993 Colman - Doctors advertising restrictions Health No violation — 28 June 1993 Lamguindaz - Immigration Home Office No violation — 26 October 1993 Darnell - Medical discipline-length of proceedings Health Violation —