§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether additional resources will be made available so as to enable the Lords of Appeal to determine within a reasonable time appeals involving human rights or devolution issues. [HL1329]
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)The impact on the workload of the Lords of Appeal of human rights and devolution appeals cannot yet be estimated. I will keep the position under review as appeals in these two areas come forward.