Clause 1 — Lord Chancellor’s functions

Part of Surrogate Parents (Leave, Pay and Allowance Arrangements) – in the House of Commons at 6:30 pm on 17 April 2012.

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Photo of Kenneth Clarke Kenneth Clarke The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice 6:30, 17 April 2012

The amendment was tabled only at 6 o’clock yesterday evening, so we have moved quite quickly to get to where we are now. I suspect that the relevant officials at the DWP have not yet even been involved in discussing this. I cannot give a time scale, but we will move as rapidly as possible.