§ Mr. Rootsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now make a statement about Her Majesty's Government's intentions concerning the administration of justice in the Greater London area in the light of their proposals for local government in that area.
§ Mr. BrookeThe Government recognise that changes in the provisions for the administration of justice must necessarily follow any major changes in the local government structure of the Greater London area. In formulating their proposals, they will also take into account the recommendations both of the Committee on Magistrates' Courts in London and of the Committee on the Probation Service which bear on the administration of justice in London. The Government's intention is to make their proposals the subject of a separate measure, which would follow any legislation dealing with local government in the Greater London area, but would be designed to come into effect at the same time.