§ Mr. Andrew BowdenTo ask the Attorney-General what response he has made to the Law Society memorandum on maintenance and capital provision on divorce.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Government have in hand a staged review of the family justice system, and will ensure that the Law Society's recommendations are taken into account as the review considers the areas of law concerned. The society's recommendations include proposals in relation to a formula for calculating child maintenance, which were considered during the passage of the Child Support Bill. Also included are proposals for a system of pension-splitting on divorce, which raise matters of pension law, which is a subject currently under review by the Department of Social Security.