Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [Lords]

Part of Orders of the Day – in the House of Commons at 4:01 pm on 5 March 2007.

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Photo of Derek Conway Derek Conway Conservative, Old Bexley and Sidcup 4:01, 5 March 2007

The hon. and learned Lady has been very generous, as she always is on these occasions. She refers to the consultations. Clearly, groups such as the citizens advice bureaux have made their understandable concern known to hon. Members, but one of my constituents is chairman of the Enforcement Law Reform Group and he tells me that it is the view of the bailiffs' representative organisation that the

"Government is turning a deaf ear to almost everyone with a legitimate interest in bailiff law."

So I am sure that the Minister will understand that there is concern, now that we are overturning 400 years of accepted legal practice in this country, about the Government's consultation process. Will she share with the House what the vested interested groups are? As far as I can see, neither the citizens advice bureaux for consumers nor the bailiffs themselves are entirely happy with what she is proposing.