§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the draft bills published by the Law Commission in the last five years. [1664]
§ Mr. StreeterDuring the years 1991 to 1996 the Law Commission has published 26 reports with draft Bills attached. They are listed in the table.
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list of Law Commission Reports in 1991–96 with Drafts Bills annexed Report No Report 1991 199 Transfer of Land: Implied Covenants for Title 202 Criminal Law: Corroboration of Evidence in Criminal Trials 204 Transfer of Land: Land Mortgages 1992 207 Family Law: Domestic Violence and Occupation of the Family Home 208 Landlord and Tenant: Business Tenancies—a periodic review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1993 215 Sale of Goods Forming Part of a Bulk 216 The Hearsay Rule in Civil Proceedings 217 Family Law: The Effect of Divorce on Wills 218 Legislating the Criminal Code: Offences Against the Person and General Principles 219 Contributory Negligence as a Defence in Contract 1994 220 The Law of Trusts: Delegation by Individual Trustees 221 Landlord and Tenant: Termination of Tenancies Bill 222 Binding Over 224 Structured Settlements and Interim and Provisional Damages 226 Administrative Law: Judicial Review and Statutory Appeals 227 Restitution: Mistakes of Law and Ultra Vires Public Authority Receipts and Payments 228 Criminal Law: Conspiracy to Defraud 1995 229 Legislating the Criminal Code: Intoxication and Criminal Liability 230 Legislating the Criminal Code: The Year and a Day Rule in Homicide 231 Mental Incapacity 235 Transfer of Land: Land Registration 236 Fiduciary Duties and Regulatory Rules 1996 237 Legislating the Criminal Code: Involuntary Manslaughter 238 Landlord and Tenant: Responsibility for State and Condition of Property 242 Privity of Contract: Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties 243 Offences of Dishonesty: Money Transfers
§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary. Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement on the role of the Law Commission. [1663]
§ Mr. StreeterThe Law Commission has a single, central purpose: promoting the reform of the law, so that the law will be simpler, fairer, more modern and cheaper to use.
§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the estimated outturn figure for the 1995–96 budget for the Law Commission. [1661]
§ Mr. StreeterThe estimated figure for the financial year 1995–96 is £2,960,537. This does not include charges for accommodation.
§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the number of permanent staff at the Law Commission; and how are they appointed. [1662]
§ Mr. StreeterThere are currently 39 permanent established staff working at the Law Commission and 19 established staff on short, fixed term appointments. This includes five parliamentary counsel assigned to the Law Commission from the parliamentary counsel's office.
All staff at the Law Commission are civil servants, recruited through open competition in accordance with the civil service commissioner's recruitment code.