HC Deb 11 May 1992 vol 207 c18W
Mr. Winnick

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will intervene in the case of Mr. Anthony Benton to refer the conviction to the Court of Appeal.

Mr. Jack

Representations from Mr. Benton which have been submitted on his behalf are being considered to decide whether there are any grounds to justify our intervention.

Mr. Winnick

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the hon. Member for Walsall, North will receive a reply to his letter of 22 April concerning Mr. Anthony Benton.

Mr. Jack

My right hon. Friend hopes to reach a decision on the case shortly. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as a decision has been reached.

Mr. Winnick

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when it is expected the Police Complaints Authority will decide on any disciplinary proceedings arising from the arrest and conviction of Mr. Anthony Benton.

Mr. Charles Wardle

This is a matter for the West Midlands police and the Police Complaints Authority.

Mr. Winnick

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the contemporaneous notes taken after the arrest of Mr. Anthony Benton are included in the papers of the case submitted to the Police Complaints Authority; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Charles Wardle

These are not matters for my Department.