§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will review the Government's debt recovery policies to ensure that they support the aims of its social inclusion strategy. [146014]
§ Mr. LockThe Lord Chancellor is not involved in large-scale debt recovery, but is responsible for the courts and the enforcement of civil court judgments.
392WThe Lord Chancellor's Department is currently carrying out a review of enforcement of civil court judgments. The final report of phase 1 was published on 26 July 2000 and phase 2 is still continuing. My Department has been and will continue to involve colleagues working on social exclusion issues and debt advice agencies throughout the review process and will take account of their views.