Written question asked by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 October 2007.

Government: Draft Legislative Programme

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:What consideration they have given to the response from the Zacchaeus 2000 Trust to their draft legislative programme; what replies are being sent by Ministers in the departments responsible for each of the eight Bills commented on by the trust; and whether they will take any action arising from the trust's response.

Answer: The Government welcome the Zacchaeus 2000 Trust's response to the Government's draft legislative programme. The Leader of the House of Commons will consider all comments on the draft programme in the round and will publish a summary of responses. Departments will also be considering responses on individual Bills. Ministers would not normally respond individually to every consultation response, but I understand that the Financial Secretary to the Treasury responded on 3 September to the points raised about Bills for which HM Treasury is responsible. The Government's final view on the contents of the legislative programme will be set out in the gracious Address.

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