HC Deb 26 November 1996 vol 286 c131W
Ms Janet Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he intends to publish the Government's stalking Bill; [5333]

(2) when he intends to publish the Government's Bill to establish a national register of paedophiles. [5312]

Mr. Maclean

Bills on both these topics will be published shortly.

Ms Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library copies of the responses he has received to the consultation paper, "Stalking—The Solutions". [5334]

Mr. Maclean

Comments on the consultation paper were not sought with the aim of publication. I can, however, assure the hon. Member that the overwhelming majority of comments were favourable.

The following organisations responded to the paper: The Association of Chief Officers of Probation, Association of Chief Police Officers, Association of Magisterial Officers, British Transport Police, British Fur Trade Association, Childline Conservative Women's National Committee. Council of Circuit Judges, Cumbria Constabulary, General Council of the Bar, Guild of Editors, Hampshire Constabulary, Holborn Law Society, Justices' Clerks Society, Law Commission, Magistrates' Association. Mind, National Free Church Women's Council, National Anti-Stalking and Harassment Campaign, The Newspaper Society, North Eastern Circuit Court Service, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Paisner and Co, Police Federation, Portsmouth Circuit Court Service, Rights of Women, Riverside Housing Association, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Nineteen branches of Soroptimist International, Suzy Lamplugh Trust, Townswomen's Guild, Victim Support, Welsh Women's Aid, Women's National Commission. and the Women's Aid Federation of England.

We received responses from the hon. Member, the hon. Member for Bradford, North (Mr. Rooney) and the hon. Member for Bradford, South (Mr. Sutcliffe). In addition, there were 28 responses from private individuals.