European Court of Human Rights

Lord Scott of Foscote Excerpts

Thursday 24th March 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Wallace of Tankerness]

My Lords, I am not aware that the Government have any plans to set up such additional divisions of the Supreme Court, but I am sure that the point made by my noble friend will have been noted by the Ministry of Justice.

[Lord Scott of Foscote]

My Lords—

[Baroness Scotland of Asthal]

My Lords, following the work that we commenced in Interlaken, is there now a timetable for reform? What specific measures do Her Majesty’s Government intend to take with others to ensure that the ECHR is as robust as we would all like it to be?