§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what measures he has taken to support alternative dispute resolution.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor has welcomed the growth of private alternative dispute resolution services where the parties do not need the compulsion, finality and certainty that only the courts can provide. My officials have carefully studied reports of ADR experience in this country and abroad. However, before committing public money to ADR the Lord Chancellor is concerned to have much greater certainty that such methods would produce the benefits to the Department which its supporters claim.