§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to amend the Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 in order to bring the categories of goods exempt from seizure for debts into line with the provisions of the courts and Legal Services Act 1990; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenWe are actively considering, and will be consulting the Justices Clerks Society and others about amendments to the 1981 rules which would have this effect.