§ Mr. ButcherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will institute a full departmental inquiry into the serious crimes committed by persons on bail, following the case of Andrew Hagans, convicted at Bristol Crown court on 10 June.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 17 June 1992]: Although I fully understand and share the concern that has been widely expressed about the implications of this case, I have no plans to institute any formal inquiry. I can assure the hon. Member, however, that lessons learnt from cases such as this are always taken into account in developing policy. Steps have already been taken and others are in train to reduce the risk of such incidents occurring again. They include, but are not limited to, the measures to which my right hon. Friend the Member for Mole Valley (Mr. Baker) referred in his statement on 25 February, Official Report, columns 813-14.