§ Mr. CoxTo ask the President of the Council, pursuant to her answer of 19 April 1999,Official Report, column 467, on the death penalty in Commonwealth countries for how long each of the appeals and applications for appeal in Trinidad and Tobago have been outstanding; and when each person was sentenced to death. [84683]
§ Mrs. BeckettThe seven appeals from Trinidad and Tobago referred to in my answer of 19 April were registered in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on the following dates:
P.C. Appeal number Registration date (1) 29 of 1998 11 May 1998 (2) 32 of 1998 12 May 1998 (3) 40 of 1998 28 May 1998 (4) 63 of 1998 30 September 1998 (5) 73 of 1998 12 November 1998 (6) 75 of 1998 10 December 1998 (7)4 of 1999 12 February 1999 The first three listed have since been heard and judgment is awaited.
The 10 petitions for leave to appeal referred to in the answer of 19 April were lodged with the Judicial Committee Registry on the following dates:
Petitions 1 15 July 1997 2 8 October 1997 3 19 February 1998 4 3 June 1998 5 16 February 1999 6 8 March 1999 7 8 March 1999 8 25 March 1999 9 30 March 1999 10 31 March 1999 Five of these petitions have now been heard. Two have been granted, two have been dismissed and one has been adjourned to await the determination of another case. The sentence of death in each of the above appeals and petitions was passed on various dates between 12 February 1996 and 29 May 1998.