§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will review whether legislation is needed to clarify, for contracts and other legal purposes, the definition of the terms(a) millennium, (b) eve of the millennium and (c) similar phrases. [40314]
§ Mr. HoonThe Government have no intention of doing so. It is for those drawing up legal documents to ensure that the meaning of any terms which they use denoting times or dates is clear.