§ Lord Rixasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they will be consulting about the recent report by the Mental Health Foundation on mental incapacity.
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)No date has yet been set for the publication of the Government's consultation paper on mental incapacity. This is a complex and sensitive subject which requires thorough and careful consideration. The Government do not wish questions of timing to affect its ability to produce a paper which deals fully with all the issues.