§ The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos):My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has made the following Ministerial Statement.
The Government have received Sir Hayden Phillips's report on his review of the honours system. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of the House.
We shall consider this report alongside the report A Matter of Honour: Reforming the Honours System (HC212) by the Public Administration Select Committee which was published on 7 July. The Government will make a Statement on the way forward later this year.