§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to implement Part II of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000; and if he will make a statement. [144963]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 December 2000,Official Report, column 123W. Part II of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000, together with Schedule 4 and related parts of Schedules 7 and 8, was commenced in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland, on 11 January 2001.