Lord Borrie
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(13 years ago)
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Lord Sassoon
My Lords, I do not believe it is relevant to this review, but my noble friend Lord McNally is sitting alongside me and is no doubt listening very hard to the point that my noble friend makes.
Lord Borrie
My Lords, the Minister said that it will take up to six months for the Government to reply to the Law Commission’s report. Why should it be necessary to take so much time? As the noble Lord knows only too well from recent events, there is a new procedure for getting Law Commission reports through this House if legislation is required. Will not the Government’s delay make that so much more difficult?
Lord Sassoon
My Lords, I understand that there is a protocol between the Government and the Law Commission that says that the Government have up to 12 months to give a provisional response to a Law Commission report.