§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Prime Minister if she will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's intentions with regard to the recommendations of the Royal Commission on civil liability and compensation for personal injury—Cmnd. 7054–1.
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§ The Prime MinisterThe Government are considering the Royal Commission's recommendations, which range so widely over many fields of responsibility that separate consultations have been, or are being, conducted on different parts of the report. The Government will announce their conclusions on particular subjects when they are ready to do so. However, I can tell the right hon. Member that my Noble Friend the Lord Chancellor intends to introduce legislation to implement some of the recommendations on damages, while my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services is now considering the response to the discussion document on the review of the industrial injuries benefit scheme. The United Kingdom is also involved in constructive negotiations with her European partners on the proposed EC directive on product liability.