§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when the practice rules relating to the Court of Protection were last revised; and if he will make a statement. [20073]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe question concerns a specific operational matter on which the chief executive of the Public Trust Office is best placed to provide an answer. I have accordingly asked the chief executive to reply direct.
Letter from Julia Lomas to Mr. Elfyn Llwyd, dated 14 March 1996:
The Parliamentary Secretary has asked me to reply to you as part of the Lord Chancellor's Department's response to your Parliamentary Question, listed on 7 March 1996, asking when the practice rules relating to the Court of Protection were last revised.676WThe Court of Protection Rules and the Court of Protection [Enduring Powers of Attorney Rules] were last revised in 1994. They were made on 29 November 1994, laid before Parliament on 1 December 1994 and came into effect on 22 December 1994.