§ Mr. GroundTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many cases were awaiting resolution by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board at the end of each month since January;
(2) how many cases were resolved by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in each month since January;
(3) how many staff were employed by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board at the end of each month since January.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested is given in the following table:
consensual homosexual acts between males violates article 8 of the European convention on human rights, what steps Her Majesty's Government proposes to take to ensure that the laws outlawing consensual homosexual acts between males in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are brought into line with the court's ruling.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe law in Guernsey has been amended in order to avoid a breach of the convention in this respect. Further discussions have already been held with the law officers in Jersey and the Isle of Man drawing attention to the judgment in Norrisv. Ireland.