Important criminal legislation has been promised for a considerable time, namely, the bail Bill. It is regarded as a fundamental element in the fight against organised crime. When is it expected to lay the Bill before the House and has it been approved by the Cabinet?

Similarly, the criminal justice (proceeds of crime) Bill is an important element in the fight against crime. Have its heads been discussed and-or approved by the Cabinet and will the Bill be laid before the House?

These are two important Bills. The bail Bill has not come before the Government yet in terms of the heads being discussed. The situation in so far as the criminal justice (proceeds of crime) Bill is concerned is that those discussions with the Criminal Assets Bureau are still ongoing and it will not come before the Government until they are concluded.