§ Mr. CoxTo ask the President of the Council how many cases are under consideration by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council concerning the possible use of the death penalty; and if she will list the countries to which they relate. [156190]
§ Mrs. BeckettThere is a total of 16 cases, involving 19 persons under sentence of death, currently pending in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. These figures are made up as follows
Appeals heard and awaiting judgment: five (involving six persons)Appeals waiting to be heard: five (involving six persons)Petitions for special leave to appeal waiting to be heard: five (involving six persons)Petition granted, but appeal not yet registered: one.The cases come from Antigua and Barbuda (two cases), The Bahamas (two), Belize (three), Grenada (three), Jamaica (one), St. Lucia (one), St. Vincent and the Grenadines (one) and Trinidad and Tobago (three).