§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether any practice directions on civil procedure in England and Wales, in force on 26 April, have not yet been published to members of the public and their legal advisers, and to the judiciary, so as to ensure legal certainty. [HL2219]
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)Sixty-seven practice directions came into force on 26 April. All of them are available free of charge from my department's website (www. open. gov. uk/led). Sixty had been published by the Stationery Office by 26 April. The remaining seven have been available on request since then, from the website since 7 May and will be distributed to Stationery Office subscribers on 26 May.