§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish the documents relating to the history of the discussions leading up to the enactment of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 and the making of regulations under it, documents which were disclosed for the purpose of the Factortame litigation in relation to the issue of liability for breaches of Community law and were referred to the English courts' decisions. [HL277]
§ The Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston)I will write to the noble Lord in due course and place a copy of my letter in the Library.