§ Mr. James Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement about criminal justice legislation for Scotland.
§ Mr. MillanAs a matter of priority, the Government are today introducing a Community Service by Offenders (Scotland) Bill to give Scottish courts the power to make orders requiring offenders to undertake community service. The Government have further proposals to introduce legislation on a wide range of criminal justice and criminal procedure matters and these will be brought forward as soon as legislative time is available. The Government regret that this will not be possible in the present Session.