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TUESDAY 23 NOVEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| | Mrs Janet Dean | Bob Russell |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Humfrey Malins | |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That Mr Howarth visit Brussels on 29–30 November in a representative capacity to attend a seminar organised by the European Parliament Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs on the subject of freedom, security and justice.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
The Committee further deliberated.
Managing Dangerous People with Severe Personality Disorder: Mr John Wadham, Director, Ms Mary Kineen, Acting Director, Law and Policy and Ms Camilla Parker, Solicitor and Mental Health Act Practitioner, Liberty; Kate Akester, Criminal Justice Director and Phillippa Kaufmann, Barrister, Justice, were examined.
Mr Paul Stinchcombe declared a non-pecuniary interest as a member of the Council of Justice and a member of Liberty.
Mr Paul Farmer, Director of Public Affairs, and Mr Mike Took, Policy Officer, National Schizophrenia Fellowship, and Margaret Pedler, Head of Policy Development, Mind, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 30 November at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 30 NOVEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| | Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Marsha Singh |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report (Government reply to the Fourth Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 1998–99, on Police Training and Recruitment) proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Ordered, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
Resolved, That the uncorrected transcript of the evidence to be given by the Rt Hon Paul Boateng MP be published on the Internet.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Managing Dangerous People with Severe Personality Disorder: the Rt Hon Paul Boateng, a Member of the House, Minister of State, and Mr Mike Boyle, Head of Mental Health Unit, Home Office, were examined.
Dr Mike Shooter, Registrar and Chair, College Working Party and Dr Nigel Eastman, Head of Forensic Psychiatry Section, Royal College of Psychiatrists; Mr Barry Topping-Morris, Chair, Mental Health Nursing Society, Mr Chris Green, Solicitor and Dr Siobhan Starkey, Mental Health Adviser, Royal College of Nursing, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 December at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 7 DECEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| | Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Martin Linton |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Humfrey Malins |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Utrecht on 18 and 19 January in connection with its inquiry into Managing Dangerous People with Severe Personality Disorder.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
The Committee further deliberated.
Controls over Firearms: Assistant Commissioner James Hart, Chairman, ACPO Administration of Firearms and Explosives Licensing Sub-Committee, Association of Chief Police Officers; Chief Superintendent Peter Gammon, President, and Superintendent Kevin Morris, Vice-President, Police Superintendents' Association; and Mr Fred Broughton, Chairman, and Mr Paul O'Brien, Deputy Secretary, Police Federation, were examined.
Mr Colin Greenwood, Firearms Research and Advisory Service, was examined.
Ms Kate Broadhurst, Research Associate, and Professor John Benyon, Director of Research, Scarman Centre for the Study of Public Order, University of Leicester, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 December at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 14 DECEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Martin Linton |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
Controls over Firearms: Mr Patrick Johnson, Secretary, British Shooting Sports Council, Mr William Harriman, Head of Firearms, British Association for Shooting and Conservation and Lt Col John Hoare, Chief Executive, National Rifle Association, British Shooting Sports Council; Mr Ben Gill, President and Mr Hugh Oliver-Bellasis, Firearms Adviser, National Farmers' Union, were examined.
Mr Kevin Degenhard, Training Superintendent, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was examined.
Mrs Gill Marshall-Andrews, Chair, Dr Mick North and Professor Ian Taylor, Gun Control Network, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 December at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 21 DECEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Martin Linton |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Bob Russell |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence from the Criminal Cases Review Commission on its recent work.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 11 January at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 11 JANUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Bob Russell |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Humfrey Malins |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the uncorrected transcript of the evidence to be given by Mr Charles Clarke MP be published on the Internet.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee visit Northamptonshire Police Headquarters in February in connection with its inquiry into Controls over Firearms.—(The Chairman.)
Controls over Firearms: Mr David Penn, Chairman, Firearms Consultative Committee, was examined.
Mr Charles Clarke, a Member of the House, Minister of State, and Mr Graham Widdecombe, Head, Firearms Section, Operational Policing Policy Unit, Home Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 January at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 18 JANUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Humfrey Malins |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Bob Russell |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Martin Linton |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 25 January at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 25 JANUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Humfrey Malins | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
The Double Jeopardy Rule: Mr David Calvert-Smith QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, was examined.
Mr David Phillips QPM, Chief Constable, Kent County Constabulary, and Chairman, Crime Committee, Association of Chief Police Officers, was examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 8 February at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Humfrey Malins |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Bob Russell |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
The Double Jeopardy Rule: Mr Andrew Trollope QC, Chairman, Criminal Bar Association Working Party on the double jeopardy rule; Mr Christopher Murray, Solicitor, Kingsley Napley and Mr Ed Cape, Law Faculty, University of the West of England, Criminal Law Committee of the Law Society, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 February at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Humfrey Malins |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Bob Russell |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Physical Controls at UK Ports of Entry.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 February at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Martin Linton |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Humfrey Malins |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report (Government reply to the Fifth Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 1998–99, on Drugs and Prisons), proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Ordered, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence from the Rt Hon Paul Boateng MP on the content of the Government reply to its report on Drugs and Prisons.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee visit HMP Blantyre House in March.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Hungary, Germany and Spain in July in connection with its inquiry into Physical Controls at UK Ports of Entry.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
The Committee further deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee visit the headquarters of the Security Service in May.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence on the future of the Public Trust Office.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 29 February at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 29 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Humfrey Malins | Mr David Winnick |
| Bob Russell |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 March at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 7 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Bob Russell |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Humfrey Malins |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report on Managing Dangerous People with Severe Personality Disorder, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the First Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 1999–2000 (HC 42, pp xxix and xxx).)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 March at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 14 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Humfrey Malins |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Bob Russell |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Martin Linton |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Chairman visit Rome from 22–24 March 2000 in a representative capacity to attend a conference on home affairs, with special emphasis on immigration and asylum issues, to be hosted by the Italian Parliament.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 March at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 21 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Bob Russell |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Humfrey Malins | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 28 March at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 28 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Janet Dean | Bob Russell |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Humfrey Malins |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Dover and Calais, and the headquarters of HM Customs and Excise in May and Harwich and Felixstowe in June in connection with its inquiry into Physical Controls at UK Ports of Entry.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 April at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 4 APRIL 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Martin Linton |
| Mr Janet Dean | Bob Russell |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the uncorrected transcript of the evidence to be given by Mrs Barbara Roche MP be published on the Internet.—(The Chairman.)
Current EU Justice and Home Affairs issues: Mrs Barbara Roche, a Member of the House, Minister of State, Mr John Warne, Director, Organised and International Crime Directorate, Mrs Lesley Pallett, Head of EU and International Unit and Mr Jonathan Potts, Director, Asylum and Appeals Directorate, Home Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 6 April at quarter past Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 6 APRIL 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Martin Linton |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report on Controls over Firearms, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Second Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 1999–2000 (HC 95, pp lxviii and lxix).)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 11 April at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 11 APRIL 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Bob Russell | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee take evidence from the Chairman and members of the Independent Inquiry by the Police Foundation into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission: Sir Frederick Crawford, Chairman, and Mrs Glenys Stacey, Chief Executive, Criminal Cases Review Commission, were examined.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 April at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 18 APRIL 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Bob Russell |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Martin Linton |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the uncorrected transcript of the evidence to be given by Jane Kennedy MP be published on the Internet.—(The Chairman.)
Future of the Public Trust Office: Jane Kennedy, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Secretary, Sir Hayden Phillips, Permanent Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department; and Mr Nick Smedley, Chief Executive, Public Trust Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 9 May at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 9 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Martin Linton |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That Mr Angus McIntosh, QPM, be appointed a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Physical Controls at UK Ports of Entry.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Work of the Crown Prosecution Service: Mr David Calvert-Smith, Director of Public Prosecutions, and Mr Mark Addison, Chief Executive, Crown Prosecution Service, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 11 May at half-past Two o'clock.
THURSDAY 11 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Bob Russell | Mr David Winnick |
Mr Angus McIntosh, QPM, a Specialist Adviser to the Committee in relation to the inquiry into physical controls at UK ports of entry, made a written declaration of interest in relation to a former consultancy with EG&G Astrophysics Cargo X-Ray Division.
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 16 May at half-past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 16 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Martin Linton |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Bob Russell |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr David Winnick
| | Mr Gerald Howarth |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report (Government reply to the First Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 1999–2000, on Managing Dangerous People with Severe Personality Disorder), proposed by the Chairman, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
Ordered, That the Report be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Committee take evidence from the Permanent Secretaries of the Home Office and the Lord Chancellor's Department on their departments' annual reports.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the uncorrected transcript of the evidence to be given by Rt Hon Paul Boateng MP be published on the Internet.—(The Chairman.)
Drugs and Prisons: (follow up): Rt Hon Paul Boateng, a Member of the House, Minister of State, Home Office, Mr Martin Narey, Director General, Mr Martin Lee, Drugs Strategy Unit, HM Prison Service, and Mr John Glaze, Grade 7, Action against Drugs Unit, Home Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till tomorrow at half-past Ten o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 17 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Martin Linton |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report on the Double Jeopardy Rule, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Third Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 1999–2000 (HC 190, pp xxvi and xxvii).)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Thursday 8 June at quarter past Two o'clock.
THURSDAY 8 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Humfrey Malins |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Martin Linton |
The Committee deliberated.
Drugs and the Law: Dame Ruth Runciman DBE, Chairman, Independent Inquiry into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; Mr John Hamilton QPM, Chief Constable, Fife Constabulary, and inquiry member; Ms Annette Zera, Principal, Tower Hamlets College, and inquiry member, Professor David Nutt, Head, Mental Health and Psychopharmacology Unit, University of Bristol, and inquiry member; and Dr Barry Irving, Director, Police Foundation, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 June at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 13 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Humfrey Malins |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Martin Linton |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Heathrow airport in July in connection with its inquiry into Physical Controls at UK Ports of Entry.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee visit New Scotland Yard for briefing from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.—(The Chairman.)
Physical Controls at UK Ports of Entry: Mr Stephen Boys Smith, Director General, Mr David Roberts, Deputy Director, Immigration Service Ports Directorate, and Mr David Wilson, Deputy Director, Immigration Service Enforcement Directorate, Immigration and Nationality Directorate, Home Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 June at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Bob Russell |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Humfrey Malins | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
Physical Controls at UK Ports of Entry: Mr David Whitehead, Director, Mr John Powell, Research and Development Manager, Dover Harbour Board and Mr Philip Gadd, Ferry Port Manager, Portsmouth Port, British Ports Association; Mr Brian Summers, Managing Director, Birmingham International Airport, Mr Alan Cruickshank, Head of Airport Strategy, British Airports Authority and Mr Keith Jowett, Chief Executive, Airport Operators Association, were examined.
Mr David Green, Director General and Mr Gordon Linington, Head of International Trade, Freight Transport Association; Mr Owen Highley, Legal Adviser, and Mr James Forster, Manager Facilitation, Government and Industry Affairs, British Airways, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 June at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 27 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Bob Russell |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Martin Linton |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 11 July at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 11 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Martin Linton |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Bob Russell |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
Home Office Annual Report 1999–2000: Sir David Omand KCB, Permanent Secretary, Mr Robert Fulton, Director, Strategy and Performance Group, Home Office, and Mr Stephen Boys Smith, Director General, Immigration and Nationality Directorate, Home Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 20 July at quarter past Ten o'clock.
THURSDAY 20 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Martin Linton |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Brussels in November in connection with its remit to monitor EU Justice and Home Affairs matters, and its inquiry into Physical Controls at UK Ports of Entry.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee visit the National Criminal Intelligence Service in November in connection with its inquiry into Physical Controls at UK Ports of Entry.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Physical Controls at UK Ports of Entry: Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill, Professor of International Refugee Law, Institute of European Studies, University of Oxford and Ms Hope Hanlan, UK Representative, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, were examined.
Mr Nick Hardwick, Chief Executive, Refugee Council; Ms Nicola Rogers, member of Executive Committee, and Ms Nadine Finch, member of Executive Committee, Immigration Law Practitioners' Association, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 25 July at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 25 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Bob Russell |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Martin Linton |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the search at HMP Blantyre House on 5 May 2000.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee visit HMP Blantyre House in October.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee visit the Joint Entry Clearance Unit in November, jointly with the Foreign Affairs Committee.—(The Chairman.)
Lord Chancellor's Department Annual Report 1999–2000: Sir Hayden Phillips KCB, Permanent Secretary, and Miss Jenny Rowe, Director of Corporate Services, Lord Chancellor's Department, were examined.
Mr Paul Stinchcombe declared a pecuniary interest as a barrister.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 17 October at Two o'clock.
TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER 2000
The Committee met in the Training Unit, HMP Blantyre House, Goudhurst, Kent
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Martin Linton |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
Blantyre House Prison: Mr Alan Rogers, Drug Counsellor and former prisoner, was examined.
Mr David Cottle, Chairman, Mrs Molly Tipples, Vice Chairman, Dr Brian Hugo, Visitor, Lady Clarke, Visitor, and Mrs Helen Warriner, Visitor, Blantyre House Prison Board of Visitors, were examined.
Mrs Brioni Armytage, Lay Chaplain, Reverend John Bourne, part-time Chaplain, Reverend David Adkins, Calvary Church, Tunbridge Wells, Francoise Fletcher, Education Manager, and Mr Michael Duff, Photography Tutor, were examined.
Mr Chris Johnson, Mr K R Forrester, Mr John Delaney, Mr Charles Darnell, Mr J R Illingworth and Mr Nicholas Bertram, serving prisoners, were examined.
[Adjourned till to-morrow at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2000
[MORNING SITTING]
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Humfrey Malins |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
Blantyre House Prison: Sir David Ramsbotham, GCB, CBE, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Mr Colin Allen, HMP Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, and Mr Geoffrey Hughes, Inspector, HM Inspectorate of Prisons, were examined.
Mr Mike Newell, President, Mr David Roddan, General Secretary, and Mr Eoin McLennan-Murray, former Governor, HMP Blantyre House, Prison Governors' Association, were examined.
[Adjourned till this day at Three o'clock.
TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2000
[AFTERNOON SITTING]
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Humfrey Malins |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Martin Linton | |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the uncorrected transcript of the evidence to be given by the Rt Hon Paul Boateng MP be published on the Internet.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee deliberated.
Blantyre House Prison: Mr Mark Healy, National Chairman, and Mr Tom Robson, Member, National Executive Committee, Prison Officers' Association, were examined.
The Rt Hon Paul Boateng, a Member of the House, Minister of State, Home Office, Mr Martin Narey, Director General, HM Prison Service. Mr Tom Murtagh, Area Manager, Kent, Sussex and Surrey and Mr John Podmore, Governor of HM Prison Swaleside and Operational Commander of search team on 5 and 6 May, HM Prison Service, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 24 October at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 24 OCTOBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Bob Russell |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Martin Linton | |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That Mr Malins visit Rome on 2 and 3 November in a representative capacity to attend a seminar on organised crime.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 31 October at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Bob Russell |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Humfrey Malins | |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 November at quarter past Four o'clock.
TUESDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Mr Martin Linton |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Humfrey Malins |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Bob Russell |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the uncorrected transcript of the evidence to be given by the Rt Hon Jack Straw MP be published on the Internet.—(The Chairman.)
Physical Controls at UK Ports of Entry: The Rt Hon Jack Straw, a Member of the House, Secretary of State, and Mr Stephen Boys Smith, Director General, Immigration and Asylum Directorate, Home Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 9 November at quarter past Two o'clock.
THURSDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Bob Russell |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Humfrey Malins |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report on Blantyre House Prison, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 1999–2000 (HC 904, pp xxxviii).)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 November at Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mrs Janet Dean | Bob Russell |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Humfrey Malins | Mr David Winnick |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 November at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Bob Russell |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Martin Linton | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Humfrey Malins |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the uncorrected transcript of the evidence to be given by the Rt Hon Jack Straw MP be published on the Internet.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the setting up of the Criminal Records Bureau.—(The Chairman.)
Work of the Home Office: The Rt Hon Jack Straw, a Member of the House, Secretary of State for the Home Department, was examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 28 November at quarter past Ten o'clock.
TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Robin Corbett, in the Chair
| Mr Ian Cawsey | Bob Russell |
| Mrs Janet Dean | Mr Marsha Singh |
| Mr Michael Fabricant | Mr Paul Stinchcombe |
| Mr Gerald Howarth | Mr David Winnick |
| Mr Martin Linton |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned to a day and time to be fixed by the Chairman. | 
