§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will support pilot programmes for alternative dispute resolution.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor has publicly welcomed the development of private and voluntary dispute resolution services, and their availability to parties who do not need the compulsion, certainty and finality that only the courts provide. The Lord Chancellor is currently evaluating the potential of alternative dispute resolution and the various research options which may assist him.