Member

Finally, as the noble Lord, Lord McCrea, pointed out, there is some debate over the motivation behind the promoter of the Bill in another place choosing to abandon the original approach of asking judges to decide these cases in order to promote a panel. There are many people, including the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, who believe that that is an improvement. But it was reported, as the noble Lord, Lord McCrea, pointed out, that the promoter of the Bill decided to take that step because she had received advice from the Government that her initial proposal would place such strain on the court system that the Government could not support it. I ask the Minister at the Dispatch Box either to confirm or deny that report, and if it is the case that the Government gave advice to the promoter of the Bill, will that advice be shared with this House so that we can be better informed before we make any decision?