§ 47. Mr. MacKenzieasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland when he expects to receive the report from the Law Commission on the reform of the law of diligence in Scotland; and when Her Majesty's Government expects to bring forward legislation on the subject.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandThe Scottish Law Commission's first and main report on diligence was received in the middle of last month. The report is now being printed and will be laid before Parliament and published in the autumn.
My noble and learned Friend the Lord Advocate and I are very conscious of the public concern that the diligences used to enforce debts should be reformed. It is, however, necessary to take full account of the public reaction to the commission's detailed recommendations, when they are published, before determining when appropriate legislation might be brought forward.