§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions have taken place under the Magistrates Courts Act 1980 for false statements made in witness statements, taken pre-trial, or under any similar legislative provision re-enacted in the 1980 Act since 1980.
§ Mr. JackThe information, available centrally for the years 1980 to 1991 (provisional), is given in the table. It is not possible to distinguish offences under section 106 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, from other offences of perjury involving untruthful written statements or unlawful statements under oath.
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Number of prosecutions for perjury involving untruthful written statements or under oath1 1980 to 19912 England and Wales Number of prosecutions 1980 57 1981 84 1982 75 1983 59 1984 85 1985 55 1986 48 1987 72 1988 86 1989 120 1990 37 21991 89 1 Perjury Act 1911, Section 1; Criminal Justice Act 1967, Section 89; Magistrates' Court Act 1980, Section 106. 2 Provisional.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many underground facilities for use in wartime or emergencies in England and Wales are to be(a) retained and (b)disposed of.
§ Peter Lloyd[holding answer 24 November 1992]: I plan to dispose of as many as possible of the 17 sites.