Distribution of Dormant Account Money (Apportionment) Order 2011

Lord Higgins Excerpts

Monday 11th July 2011 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Verma]

That the draft orders and regulations laid before the House on 9 and 12 May be approved.

Relevant document: 23rd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, considered in Grand Committee on 5 July.

[Lord Higgins]

My Lords, might I raise a point that is perhaps of general interest? When a matter is debated in the Moses Room and the Minister is unable to give a full reply and promises to write and place a copy of the answer in the Library, should that not be done before the matter returns to the Floor of the House? Perhaps my noble friend the Leader of the House might consider that point, otherwise when the order comes back to the Floor, we will not know what view we ought to take on it.

[The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Strathclyde)]

My Lords, perhaps I may take the opportunity of answering. I would always regard that to be the normal course of practice, and if it did not happen, I would very much like it to be brought to my attention.