§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they agree with the report of the Evaluation Group to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the European Court of Human Rights, of 27 September, that "immediate action is indispensable" if the European Court of Human Rights is "to remain effective and retain its credibility and authority"; and if so, whether they will support such action. [HL1478]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanHMG welcome the Evaluation Group's report and agrees with its contention that immediate action is required to protect the Court's effectiveness. We are therefore pleased that many of the report's recommendations, in particular those about Court processes, are already being acted upon. As for those requiring action by the governments of Council of Europe member states, HMG are currently carrying out an internal and external consultation process before finalising their position on these recommendations.
We recognise the thoroughness of the internal auditor's contribution to the report and are content to accept this as a basis for planning.
The report does not seek responses by individual member states. We are already addressing the report's recommendations collectively with out Council of Europe partners through the Committee of Ministers. Work has been allocated to various specialist groups within the Council of Europe in which the UK is playing a full part. Once our national consultation process is complete, we will make our conclusions known to interested parties in good time for the report back to the Council of Europe Ministerial in November 2002.
§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they consider the projections made by the Council of Europe's internal auditor, referred to in the report of the Evaluation Group to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the European Court of Human Rights, of 27 September, to be reliable. [HL1479]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanHMG welcome the Evaluation Group's report and agree with its contention that immediate action is required to protect the Court's effectiveness. We are therefore pleased that many of the report's recommendations, in particular those about Court processes, are already being acted 89WA upon. As for those requiring action by the governments of Council of Europe member states, HMG are currently carrying out an internal and external consultation process before finalising their position on these recommendations.
We recognise the thoroughness of the internal auditor's contribution to the report and are content to accept this as a basis for planning.
The report does not seek responses by individual member states. We are already addressing the report's recommendations collectively with our Council of Europe partners through the Committee of Ministers. Work has been allocated to various specialist groups within the Council of Europe in which the UK is playing a full part. Once our national consultation process is complete, we will make our conclusions known to interested parties in good time for the report back to the Council of Europe Ministerial in November 2002.
§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish their response to the Report of the Evaluation Group to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the European Court of Human Rights, of 27th September. [HL1480]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanHMG welcome the Evaluation Group's report and agree with its contention that immediate action is required to protect the Court's effectiveness. We are therefore pleased that many of the report's recommendations, in particular those about Court processes, are already being acted upon. As for those requiring action by the governments of Council of Europe member states, HMG are currently carrying out an internal and external consultation process before finalising their position on these recommendations.
We recognise the thoroughness of the internal auditor's contribution to the report and are content to accept this as a basis for planning.
The report does not seek responses by individual member states. We are already addressing the report's recommendations collectively with our Council of Europe partners through the Committee of Ministers. Work has been allocated to various specialist groups within the Council of Europe in which the UK is playing a full part. Once our national consultation process is complete, we will make our conclusions known to interested parties in good time for the report back to the Council of Europe Ministerial in November 2002.