§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Attorney-General whether he will refer to the Court of Appeal the sentence on Mr. Gerald Ronson, in the Guinness trial, on grounds of leniency.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo. I did not consider the sentence to have been unduly lenient, which is the criterion specified in Section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 as governing my power to refer sentences to the Court of Appeal.