§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he will announce proposals for a review of the organisation and management of civil enforcement agents, following public 391W consultation in 1992; and if he will make a statement on how these proposals will affect sheriffs.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe public consultation exercise in 1992 raised a wide range of difficult issues, to which the Lord Chancellor continues to give consideration. I am not in a position to say when an announcement will be made or how future proposals will affect sheriffs.