Law Reform (Hansard, 24 June 1999)

§ Mr. Peter Bottomley
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement on the timetable for the implementation of outstanding Law Commission recommendations for law reform. [87781]

§ Mr. Vaz
The Government will assess the priority for legislation implementing Law Commission recommendations in the context of the legislative programme as a whole.

§ Mr. Peter Bottomley
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans he has for legislation to implement outstanding Law Commission reports on law reform. [87780]

§ Mr. Vaz
The Government are considering carefully a number of Law Commission reports. Legislation implementing those Law Commission recommendations, which the Government accept, will be introduced when Parliamentary time allows.

§ Mr. Peter Bottomley
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what assessment he has made of the savings in costs to public and private funds of the implementation of outstanding Law Commission recommendations over the last four years. [87782]

§ Mr. Vaz
No such assessment has been made to date. However, under the Better Regulation provisions we will in future be required to make an assessment of the risks, costs and benefits whenever new legislation is published.