§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans he has to introduce training programmes for the judiciary on international human rights standards and on the jurisprudence of international human rights bodies. [38915]
§ Mr. HoonThis question was originally tabled for answer by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, but has been transferred to the Lord Chancellor's Department which has responsibility for judicial training in Northern Ireland.
Arrangements for judicial training are undertaken by the Judicial Studies Board for Northern Ireland, which is serviced and funded by the Northern Ireland Court Service. On 20 February the Lord Chancellor delivered the Board's Annual Address on "The Incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights". The Board's current programme includes a series of training events on the Convention and future events are planned.