§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he plans to announce his decision on the issue of fixed costs in personal injuries claims; and if he will make a statement. [25002]
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what representations he has received in respect of the piloting of the fast track regime prior to any introduction of fixed costs; and if he will make a statement. [25003]
§ Mr. HoonSome support for the idea of piloting the fast track was expressed in response to the Working Paper "Judicial Case Management", published in July 1997. In line with Lord Woolf's recommendations hypothetical case studies are in hand but no final decision about the basis for a fixed-costs regime has yet been taken.