§ Lord Spensasked Her Majesty's Government:
How they intend to resolve the present "unsatisfactory position" disclosed by the Lord Chief Justice in his judgment in the Court of Appeal in R v Morrisey and R v Staines (The Times, 1 May 1997) in the light of their decision to incorporate 43WA the main provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms into United Kingdom law.
§ Lord Clinton-DavisThe consideration being given by Her Majesty's Government to their response to the Committee of Ministers in relation to the decision of the European Court of Human Rights inSaunders v United Kingdom will take account of the judgment of the Court of Appeal in R v Morrisey and R v Staines in relation to future cases.
On the separate question of incorporation, the Government are considering the details of the implementation of their decision to incorporate the main provisions of the European Convention for the 44WA Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms into United Kingdom law.