HL Deb 20 May 1999 vol 601 c56WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they expect a Parliamentary Select Committee on Human Rights to be established before the Summer Recess.[HL2417]

The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Jay of Paddington)

It remains our intention to set up a Joint Committee on Human Rights before the Human Rights Act 1998 comes fully into force but no decision has been taken on when exactly both Houses will be asked to approve motions to appoint such a joint committee.