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Northern Ireland: Illegal Import of Fuel
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
- How much revenue they lost through the illegal import of fuel into Northern Ireland during 2001.[HL4457]
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The information requested is not available.
Elan Valley Reservoir
Lord Roberts of Conwy asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they have been notified of Severn Trent's plans to increase the capacity of the Elan Valley reservoir; and, if so, what steps they propose to take in response.[HL4318]
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton: None. I understand no proposal has been put forward by Severn Trent, or any other water company, to the Environment Agency or the National Assembly for Wales in relation to the enlargement of Craig Goch reservoir.
Terrorist Prisoners: Royal Prerogative of Mercy
Lord Laird asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Whether they will list each case in which the Royal Prerogative of Mercy has been exercised in relation to terrorist prisoners since 1990; and whether they will give the reasons for its use in each instance. [HL3973]
The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn): There is no central record of prisoners released using the Royal Prerogative of Mercy. However the records that have been traced by the NIO show that since 1990 the Royal Prerogative of Mercy has been used to
release terrorist prisoners in the following circumstances:
- providing information or assistance to the authorities—five cases;
- terminal illness—one case;
- remission incorrectly calculated—one case;
- to correct anomalies in the treatment of offenders convicted of the same offence(s) and given the same sentence as co-defendants but who would otherwise have served longer in prison—two cases;
- to release prisoners who would have been eligible for release under the Belfast Agreement had they not transferred to a different jurisdiction—two cases;
- to release prisoners who would have been eligible to be released under the Belfast Agreement had their offences (which subsequently became scheduled offences) been scheduled at the time they were committed—eight cases;
- to release prisoners who would have been eligible to be released under the Belfast Agreement had they not served sentences outside the jurisdiction
- having been convicted extraterritorially—five cases.
Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001: Dangerous Substances
Baroness Wilkins asked Her Majesty's Government:
- When the provisions of Part 7 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 will be implemented. [HL4598]
The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton): The new controls on holdings of 47 specified dangerous substances will come into force on 31 May. Steps are being taken to ensure that those bodies who may be affected by the new controls are aware of their obligations. I should like to take this opportunity to place on record my appreciation for the co-operation we have received from the research community in improving standards of security for the substances in question in advance of the implementation of the new controls.
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