Ivana Bacik (Independent)

Will the Leader indicate when the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill is likely to come before the House? I am aware the legislation is still before a select committee and I understand an unprecedented number of amendments, some 700 in total, have been listed for the Bill. It is a matter of particular interest to learn when the legislation will come before the House as it is likely that we will need considerable time to deal with it.

I also ask for an urgent debate on failures in the criminal justice system in response to the revelations in the Murphy report and, in particular, in response to a disturbing report broadcast on the BBC "Newsnight" programme last night about convicted serial sex abuser, Bill Carney. Mr. Carney was described in the Murphy report as one of the most serious, serial sexual abusers investigated by the commission. He was convicted in 1983 of indecent assault and despite being defrocked in 1992, received a pay-out of £30,000 from the Catholic Church. The Murphy report indicated that his whereabouts are unknown but he is believed to be in Scotland. I understand a BBC team used Google to track him down to an address at 4 Murray Park, St. Andrews, Scotland, where for ten years-----