§ Mr. David Huntasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many copies of the discussion document on Legislation on Human Rights have been distributed; how many groups and/ or organisations have been asked for their comments; and if he is satisfied that the wide public discussion he called for in his foreword is taking place.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsAbout 1,300 copies of the discussion document have so far been distributed. The publication of the document was itself an invitation to interested organisations and individuals to put forward their views. I am satisfied that study and discussion of the issues raised in it is being actively carried on, notably at the symposium held last month under the auspices of the British Institute of Human Rights; in Sir Leslie Scarman's Goodman lecture to the Royal Institute of International Affairs on 13th July; and in the July issue of theGuardian Gazette, to be published this week, which is devoted entirely to the subject. I would welcome a still wider exchange of views.