§ Sir John WheelerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the changes to the magistrates courts rules recommended by the working group on pre-trial issues are being implemented; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenMy right hon. and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor has today made the Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 1992 which give effect to the rule changes recommended by the working group. Of particular note are the new rules governing the service of summonses, which allow the courts to use more effective and economical procedures where appropriate.
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Decisions1 2 made in December 1991 on applications for asylum in the United Kingdom, by nationality Granted Asylum Granted Exceptional leave Refused Asylum and Exceptional leave Refused on third country grounds3 Refused under paragraph 101 of Immigration rules4 Total decisions Europe and Americas Bulgaria — — 1 — 1 2 Colombia — — — — — — Czechoslovakia — — — — — — Poland — — — — — — Romania — — 1 — 2 3 Turkey 10 21 16 12 — 59 USSR — 2 — — — 2 Yugoslavia 2 — — — — 2 Others — — — — — — Total 12 23 18 12 3 68 Middle East Iran 6 19 1 — — 26 Iraq 9 20 1 5 — 35 Lebanon — 5 3 1 — 9 Others 2 10 4 7 — 23 Total 17 54 9 13 — 93 Africa Angola — 2 8 5 241 256 Benin — — — — — — Burkina Faso — — — — 2 2 Cameroon — — — 2 1 3 Central African Republic — — — — — — Chad — — — — — — Congo — — 1 — 23 24 Ethiopia 1 14 — 2 1 18 Gabon — — — — 19 19 Ghana 1 — 6 2 4 13 Ivory Coast — — — — 4 4 Kenya — — 3 — — 3 Liberia — — — 2 — 2 Nigeria 1 — 3 2 — 6 Somalia — 68 — 7 — 75 South Africa — — — — — — Sudan 1 — — 1 — 2 Togo — — — — 3 3 Uganda — 10 6 — 14 30 Zaire 1 — 6 19 317 343 We have also taken this opportunity to bring the magistrates courts rules into line with the provisions of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 in respect of the tools and implements of trade which bailiffs may seize where a court authorises distress.