Clause 7
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill
9:45 am
Henry Bellingham (Shadow Minister, Constitutional Affairs; North West Norfolk, Conservative)
The amendments are, again, probing amendments. The Bill states that the Lord Chancellor must consult such persons as he considers appropriate. What exactly does that mean? I should like to ask the Minister about the Constitutional Reform Act and the separation of powers inherent in it, because I am concerned that a great deal of theBill is moving slowly but surely—indeed, gravitating relentlessly—away from the spirit of that earlier legislation, hence the probing nature of the amendments. Will she clarify those points?