§ Lord Northbrookasked Her Majesty's Government:
What considerations and criteria will govern the decision of the Lord Chancellor's Department whether or not to publish in due course all or any of the submissions made in response to the proposals in The House of Lords: Completing the Reform (Cm 5291) for which confidentiality has not been requested; and whether, in order to foster open public debate and the informed consideration of such proposals, they will publish all such responses on the Internet when they are received. [HL2113]
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)At the close of the consultation period the responses will be analysed and in due course all responses (other than any where confidentiality was requested) will be published.