§ Ms MoranTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he has issued in respect of evidence in criminal trials from vulnerable witnesses in accordance with the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. [97374]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeExplanatory notes were published to accompany the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. The Government intend to issue comprehensive guidance for the purpose of implementing 591W all the recommendations relating to vulnerable witnesses in the "Speaking up for Justice" report, including the measures in Part II of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. The Government's implementation programme for all these measures will he published shortly.
§ Ms MoranTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to implement sections 40 and 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. [97371]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Mr. Dawson) on 8 November 1999,Official Report, column 421.