§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the reviews his Department initiated in the years(a) 1974–75, (b) 1979–80 and (c) 1992–93. [48521]
§ Mr. StrawThe information requested is as follows
Session 1974 (6 March-31 July 1994)British nationality law: discussion of possible changes, HMSO 1977, Cmnd 6795, ISBN 0101679505("Shortly after taking office the Government, in accordance with the Labour Party Manifesto of February 1974, set up a group to examine what should be done. This discussion document is based largely on this work"—preface, page 4)Report of the Committee on the Future of Broadcasting, HMSO, 1977 Cmnd 6753, ISBN 0101675305 (Chairman: Lord Annan)("On 10 April 1974, Mr. Roy Jenkins, then Home Secretary, announced his decision to set up our Committee and appointed our Chairman …"—page 3)Report of the Working Party on the Special Constabulary, Home Office, 1996(A report by the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales.—"We were set up in July 1974 as a Working Party of the Police Advisory Board with instructions to review such aspects of the employment and conditions of service of special constables".—introduction)The Red Lion square disorders of 15 June 1974: report of inquiry by the right hon. Lord Justice Scarman, HMSO, 1975, Cmnd 5919, ISBN 010159190X(Appointed by the Home Secretary pursuant to section 32 of the Police Act 1964 to "review the events and actions which led to disorder in Red Lion Square on 15 June …"—page 1)Session 1974–75 (22 October 1974–12 November 1975*Future fire policy: a consultative document HMSO 1980 ISBN 0113407319Report of the Advisory Group on the Law of Rape, HMSO, 1975, Cmnd 6532. ISBN 0101635206 (Chairman: The hon. Mrs. Justice Helibron DBE)The Home Secretary appointed us in July 1975 with the following terms of reference …"—introductionThe feasibility of an experiment in the tape-recording of police interrogations: report of a Committee appointed by the Home Secretary, HMSO, 1976, Cmnd 6630, ISBN 0101663005 (Chairman: W N Hyde, Home Office)("We were appointed by you (The right hon. Roy Jenkins) to consider the feasibility of an experiment in the tape-recording of police interrogations …We have had 12 meetings between April 1975 and July 1976"—introduction, page 1)Session 1979–80 (9 May 1979–13 November 1980)Home Office statement on the background, circumstances and action subsequently taken relative to the disturbance in "D" wing at Her Majesty's Prison Wormwood Scrubs on 31 August 1979; together with the report on an Inquiry by the Regional 821W Director of the South East Region of the Prison Department, HMSO, 1982, House of Commons Paper 199, Session 1981–82, ISBN 0102199825:On 19 October 1979, the Secretary of State instructed Mr. Keith Gibson, Regional Director of the South East Region of the Prison Department, to provide a comprehensive report …" (introduction page 3)Review of the Public Order Act 1936 and related legislation, HMSO, 1980 Cmnd 7891, ISBN 0101789106:In a statement in the House of Commons on 27 June 1979 about the disturbances at Southall on 23 April, the Home Secretary announced that he was instituting a review of the Public Order Act 1936…The establishment of an independent element in the investigation of complaints against the police:Report of a Working Party appointed by the Home Secretary HMSO, 1981 Cmnd 8193 ISBN 0101818307("We were appointed by you (the right hon. William Whitehall) …We have held five meetings between July and December 1980")Young offenders, HMSO, 1980, Cmnd 8045, ISBN 0101804504("In the Queen's speech at the opening of the present parliament, the Government undertook to publish before the end of the session, proposals for strengthening the law relating to juvenile and young offenders in England and Wales"—page 1)Session 1992–93 (27 April 1992–5 November 1993)Compensating victims of violent crime: changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, HMSO, 1993 Cm 2434, ISBN 0101243421("On 28 November 1992, the then Home Secretary (Kenneth Clarke) answered a Parliamentary Question from Sir John Wheeler MP in which he reaffirmed the Government's commitment to improving services to victims of crime (Official Report, column 457 …This White Paper sets out the Government's plans in more" —page 1)Disclosure of criminal records for employment vetting purposes; a consultation paper by the Home Office, Home Office, 1993, Cm 2319, ISBN 010123192XInquiry into policy responsibilities and rewards: report, HMSO, 1993. Cm 2280, ISBN 0101228023("Our Inquiry was established in July (1992) last year …—page iii)Police reform: the Government's proposals for the Police Service in England and Wales: White Paper, Home Office, 1993, Cm 2281, ISBN 0101228120(Statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Department in House of Commons on 28 June 1993 (Official report Vol 227, column 665–676)Reforming the law on Sunday trading: a guide to the options for reform, HMSO 1993, Cm 2300, ISBN 0101230028("The Government is to introduce a bill which will enable Parliament to decide whether Sunday trading should be regulated by law …" —page 1)Review of Police discipline procedures: a consultation paper, Home Office, 1993(Statement on consultation document by Home Secretary in a written answer to a question by Sir John Wheeler MP on 30 March 1993 (Official Report Vol 222, column 111–112))