§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for South Hams of 15 November about the case involving the duty of care of Marine Safety Agency surveyors of fishing vessels. [7264]
§ Mr. StreeterThe question concerns a matter which has been assigned to the Court Service under the terms of its framework document. I have therefore asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from M. D. Huebner to Mr. Anthony Steen, dated 4 December 1996:
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department has asked me to reply to your Question about your letter of 15 November.As you know, your letter to the Lord Chancellor was transferred to me, as Chief Executive of the Court Service, to reply as it concerned an operational aspect of the Court of Appeal. The Parliamentary Secretary's Private Office wrote to you on 20 November to inform you of the transfer.My enquiries into your constituent's case are currently underway and I hope to be in a position to reply to you by 9 December.