Mr. John Mark Taylorasked the Attorney-General what action has been taken on the proposals of the Law Reform Committee on latent damages.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralFollowing publication, on 29 November 1984, of the Law Reform Committee's 24th report on latent damage (Cmnd. 9390), the Lord Chancellor's Department consulted a broad range of interested groups. On 18 June this year the Lord Chancellor announced that the Government proposed to introduce legislation based on the committee's recommendations. It is hoped to introduce a Bill later in the current Session.