HC Deb 06 July 1994 vol 246 cc204-6W
Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list those of his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which the Government are required to consult prior to legislation proposals; and in respect of which bodies the Government must publish their response to advice supplied by them.

Mr. John M. Taylor

The Government are required to consult the Council on Tribunals when considering rules affecting tribunals coming within the council's supervision but are not required to publish their response to that advice.

There are two rule committees, the Land Registration rule committee and the Magistrates' Courts rule committee, which the Government are required by statute to consult prior to legislation proposals. The Government do not respond specifically to the advice given and, if they did, the response is not required to be published.

Other rule committees are consulted and the committees consider, propose and advise the Government on legislative proposals. The Government do not respond specifically to the advice given and, if they did, the response is not required to be published.

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department which have a statutory basis.

Mr. John M. Taylor

The information requested is as follows:

  • The Legal Aid Advisory Committee
  • The Legal Aid Advisory Committee (NI)
  • The Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct
  • The Advisory Council on Public Records
  • The Council on Tribunals
  • The Crown Court Rules Committee
  • The County Court Rules Committee
  • The Supreme Court Rules Committee
  • The Magistrates Courts Rules Committee
  • The Land Registration Rules Committee
  • The Family Proceedings Rules Committee
  • The Law Commission

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which are required to produce annual reports.

Mr. John M. Taylor

The information requested is as follows:

  • The Legal Aid Advisory Committee
  • The Legal Aid Advisory Committee (NI)
  • The Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct
  • The Advisory Council on Public Records
  • The Council on Tribunals
  • The Law Commission
  • Each of the 94 Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace in England and Wales produces an annual report.

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list his Department's advisory non-departmental public bodies which are required to publish their advice to Government.

Mr. John M. Taylor

None.

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department which are required to lay their annual reports before Parliament.

Mr. John M. Taylor: The information requested is as follows:

  • The Legal Aid Advisory Committee
  • The Legal Aid Advisory Committee (NI)
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  • The Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct
  • The Advisory Council on Public Records, as part of the Annual Report of the Public Record Office
  • The Council on Tribunals
  • The Law Commission, where the report is made to the Lord Chancellor who then lays it before Parliament

Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the advisory bodies which he has set up in his Department since the publication of "Public Bodies 1993".

Mr. John M. Taylor

None.