§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)My Lords, before Business begins, I take the opportunity to inform the House that I am to make a visit to the Community Legal Service Pioneer Project in Cornwall on Friday 15th October, when the House will sit.
I am also to chair a strategic planning conference being held on Monday 18th October, when the House will sit. Accordingly, I trust that the House will grant me leave of absence.