TNAG-0721-FCO40-919-Capital-punishment-in-the-Dependent-Territories-1978 — Page 138

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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8 February 1978

From the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Evan Luard MP

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Thank you for your letter of 25 January to David Owen with which you enclosed a letter from Mr J W Sutton in Bermuda.

You will recall that following his statement in the House on 5 December last, David Owen said that the Government are prepared to review the present policy towards capital punishment in the Dependent Overseas Territories if that is Parliament's wish. In referring to his statement, when answering questions in the House of Lords on 19 January, Lord Goronwy-Roberts explained that the Government would wish to consult Parliament fully before formulating their policy on this matter.

I am returning Mr Sutton's letter.

Arthur Latham Esq MP House of Commons LONDON SW1

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