§ The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to establish a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, and to abolish the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the judicial functions of the President of the Council; to make other provision about the judiciary, their appointment and discipline; and for connected purposes. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time.
§ Moved, That the Bill be now read a first time.—(Lord Falconer of Thoroton.)
§ On Question, Bill read a first time, and ordered to be printed.