§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Attorney-General how many civil servants were seconded from the Department of Trade and Industry to the Lord Chancellor's Department to assist in the preparation of the Green Paper; and what was the cost of the secondment.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo civil servants were seconded from the Department of Trade and Industry.
§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Attorney-General what research questionnaires and surveys were conducted in connection with the preparation of the Green Paper by the Lord Chancellor's Department; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Green Paper on the work and organisation of the legal profession sets out from first principles the Government's provisional views on what the organisation of the legal profession should be in order to provide legal services of the right quality for the particular needs of the client. It does not proceed from material of he kind referred to, although certain published background material is referred to in the Green Paper itself.