To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many references to the Court of Appeal under section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 are under consideration by C3 division of the Home Office.

Any representations alleging wrongful conviction upon indictment are considered with a view to a possible reference to the Court of Appeal under section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968. On 23 June 159 cases involving convictions on indictment and alleging wrongful conviction were under consideration by C3 division of the Home Office.