§ Mr. Gregory asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons arrested and charged with drug trafficking offences have absconded before trial (a)in England and Wales and (b) in each Yorkshire police force area in the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Mellor pursuant to his reply, 24 May 1985, c. 569]The following table has been drawn up from records available to me but it is possible that the recording of cases in which the defendant fails to appear is incomplete. Information for earlier years could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
216W§ Mr. WaddingtonEach case will be considered in the light of its individual circumstances, but among the considerations to be taken into account are whether the applicant or his immediate family has recently suffered physical injury or serious material loss as a result of the disturbances in Sri Lanka; the area of Sir Lanka from which he comes; and the extent of any political involvement he has had in Sri Lanka.