§ Mr. ClellandTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he expects to learn whether his request to the House of Lords for leave to appeal against the Halliday-Fairey decision of 14 October 1994 has been successful. [40895]
§ Mr. Andrew MitchellThe petition for leave to appeal is under consideration by the House of Lords. The respondent has been invited to lodge objections to the petition by 7 November. A decision will be made thereafter.