BILLS OF INDICTMENT (Hansard, 15 March 1976)

§ Mr. Stonehouse
asked the Attorney-General if charges were reinstated in the case of Regina v. Twomey, Heder, Fraser, Redmond and Coombes after being thrown out in magistrates' courts; what 421W were the charges on which defendants were acquitted at the final hearing at the Central Criminal Court in November 1975; and what was the cost to public funds of the case.

§ The Attorney-General
No charges were reinstated after being dismissed by the magistrates. Mr. Coombes was acquitted on charges of conspiracy to rob and robbery. The cost to public funds of the case is not known and could not be ascertained without disproportionate expense.

§ Mr. Stonehouse
asked the Attorney-General if charges were reinstituted after being thrown out in magistrates' courts in the cases of Regina v. Randhawa, Bains, Singh, Dobbs, Kapur and Ealwell, heard at the Central Criminal Court in October 1975; what were the charges on which the defendants were acquitted; and what was the cost to public funds of the case.

§ The Attorney-General
No charges were reinstated after being dismissed by the magistrates. Mr. Randhawa and Mr. Bains were acquitted of conspiracy to contravene Section 25(1) of the Immigration Act 1971 and Mr. Bains was also acquitted of facilitating the entry of illegal immigrants. The cost to public funds of the case is not known and could not be ascertained without disproportionate expense.

§ Mr. Stonehouse
asked the Attorney-General if charges were reinstituted after being thrown out in magistrates' courts in the cases of Regina v. Stutter, Carter, Peckham, Gunner, Sheridan, Peten, McDaid, Flack, Baines, Jefferson and Ryan, heard at the Central Criminal Court in October 1975; what were the charges on which the defendants were acquitted; and what was the cost to public funds of the case.

§ The Attorney-General
No charges were reinstated after being dismissed by the magistrates. Those defendants who were acquitted were charged with affray. The cost of the case to public funds is not known and could not be ascertained without disproportionate expense.