 Hind presaged evolution in the Government's thinking which allowed the Attorney General to Appeal unduly lenient sentences to the Court of Appeal in the Criminal Justice Bill of 1987.In a debate in the House of Commons on Business Questions which took place in the House of Commons on 2 December 1988 he pointed out that, " the provision contained in the Criminal Justice Act 1987 that would entitle the Attorney-General to refer that lenient sentence to the Court of Appeal for re-examination" had not yet been invoked.In a debate on Lawlessness which took place in the House of Commons on 10 March 1989 Hind outlined his thoughts on sentencing policy and why he believed sentences for first offences were too lenient and the effect this had on the prison population, He stated, "One matter that is of grave concern to me is the issue of sentencing on which we should take a major initiative to attack the problem of lawlessness.