Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) Housing) (Fire Safety) Order 2010, draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Local Government) Order 2010, draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education) Order 2010, draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and Other Fields) Order 2010, draft Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010, draft Charities (Disclosure of Revenue and Customs Information to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland) Regulations 2010, draft Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010, draft Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (Variation of Reimbursement and Other Administrative Arrangements) Order 2010, draft Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice for Interviews of Witnesses Notified by Accused) Order 2010, draft Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) (Amendment) Order 2010, draft Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010, draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2010, draft Additional Paternity Leave (Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations 2010, draft Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations 2010, draft Building Societies (Financial Assistance) Order 2010, Legal Services Commission Funding Code: Criteria and Procedures, draft Criminal Defence Service (Information Requests) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and the draft Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders: Appeals, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. Motions to approve. Agreed on question.

Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) Housing) (Fire Safety) Order 2010, draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Local Government) Order 2010, draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education) Order 2010, draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and Other Fields) Order 2010, draft Children Act 2004...

That the funding code laid before the House on 8 March be approved. Relevant document: 11th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, considered in Grand Committee on 23 March. That the funding code laid before the House on 8 March be approved. Relevant document: 11th Report from the...

That the funding code laid before the House on 8 March be approved. Relevant document: 11th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, considered in Grand Committee on 23 March. That the funding code laid before the House on 8 March be approved. Relevant document: 11th Report from the...

My Lords, perhaps I may ask the Minister a short question on this code before it is approved by the House. The funding code, as your Lordships will know, is intended to set out the manner in which funding of civil litigation may take place. One of the criteria expressed...

My Lords, perhaps I may ask the Minister a short question on this code before it is approved by the House. The funding code, as your Lordships will know, is intended to set out the manner in which funding of civil litigation may take place. One of the criteria expressed...

My Lords, I hope that the noble and learned Lord will forgive me. It would have been easier for us if he had given us notice of his intention to raise this matter. The code was considered at length in Grand Committee on 23 March and, if he will forgive...

My Lords, I hope that the noble and learned Lord will forgive me. It would have been easier for us if he had given us notice of his intention to raise this matter. The code was considered at length in Grand Committee on 23 March and, if he will forgive...

Funding Code: Criteria and Procedures. Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Funding Code: Criteria and Procedures. Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Funding Code: Criteria and Procedures. Relevant document: 11th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Funding Code: Criteria and Procedures. Relevant document: 11th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for presenting this statutory instrument for our consideration today. I really do not know why the Government are bothering at this stage, when they have every intention of abolishing the Legal Services Commission and replacing it with an executive agency whose responsibilities...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for presenting this statutory instrument for our consideration today. I really do not know why the Government are bothering at this stage, when they have every intention of abolishing the Legal Services Commission and replacing it with an executive agency whose responsibilities...

My Lords, I am sorry to the Committee and the noble Lord, Lord Henley, that I am not my noble friend Lord Bach. When I am not being him, I always wish he was here. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Henley, for commending the EM. They are extremely important...

My Lords, I am sorry to the Committee and the noble Lord, Lord Henley, that I am not my noble friend Lord Bach. When I am not being him, I always wish he was here. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Henley, for commending the EM. They are extremely important...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that clear exposition of what is in this order—except it is not quite an order—on the funding code criteria. It includes some rather wonderful lines. I particularly liked the bit about stakeholders expressing gratitude for being included in the consultation process. We then...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that clear exposition of what is in this order—except it is not quite an order—on the funding code criteria. It includes some rather wonderful lines. I particularly liked the bit about stakeholders expressing gratitude for being included in the consultation process. We then...

My Lords, the funding code, which is created under Section 8 of the Access to Justice Act 1999, sets out the merits criteria for granting civil legal aid in different types of cases and the procedures for operating the civil legal aid scheme. Those cover, for example, application, refusal and...

My Lords, the funding code, which is created under Section 8 of the Access to Justice Act 1999, sets out the merits criteria for granting civil legal aid in different types of cases and the procedures for operating the civil legal aid scheme. Those cover, for example, application, refusal and...

Draft Legal Services Funding Code: Criteria and Procedures. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Draft Legal Services Funding Code: Criteria and Procedures. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Legal Services Commission Funding Code: Criteria and Procedures with explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Ministry of Justice. (Vote)

Legal Services Commission Funding Code: Criteria and Procedures with explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Ministry of Justice. (Vote)

SI (No Parliamentary procedure). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Constitutional Affairs. Coming into force (Vote)

SI (No Parliamentary procedure). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Constitutional Affairs. Coming into force (Vote)

Draft SI on social security (reduced rates of class 1 contributions rebates and minimum contributions). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2005-06)

Draft SI on social security (reduced rates of class 1 contributions rebates and minimum contributions). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2005-06)

Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2005 (SI 2005/3445). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2005-06)

Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2005 (SI 2005/3445). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2005-06)

Draft SIs on Access to Justice Act 1999 (destination of appeals) (family proceedings) (SI 2005/3276), family procedure (modification of enactments)(SI 2005/3275), and the Revised Funding code prepared by the Legal Services Commission. Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2005-06).

Draft SIs on Access to Justice Act 1999 (destination of appeals) (family proceedings) (SI 2005/3276), family procedure (modification of enactments)(SI 2005/3275), and the Revised Funding code prepared by the Legal Services Commission. Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2005-06).

Draft SI on family procedure (modification of enactments) (SI 2005/3275). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question. (Also debated with draft SI on Access to Justice Act 1999 (destination of appeals) family proceedings) and revised funding code prepared by the Legal Services Commission.

Draft SI on family procedure (modification of enactments) (SI 2005/3275). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question. (Also debated with draft SI on Access to Justice Act 1999 (destination of appeals) family proceedings) and revised funding code prepared by the Legal Services Commission.

Revised Funding Code prepared by the Legal Services Commission. Motion to approve. Agreed to on question (formal). (Debated with Draft SI on family procedure (modification of enactments) and draft SI on Access to Justice Act 1999 (destination of appeals) (family proceedings)).

Revised Funding Code prepared by the Legal Services Commission. Motion to approve. Agreed to on question (formal). (Debated with Draft SI on family procedure (modification of enactments) and draft SI on Access to Justice Act 1999 (destination of appeals) (family proceedings)).

My Lords, I am most grateful to both noble Lords not only for the brevity of their speeches, but also for the fact that they welcome the orders. I commend them to the House. On Question, Motion agreed to.

My Lords, I am most grateful to both noble Lords not only for the brevity of their speeches, but also for the fact that they welcome the orders. I commend them to the House. On Question, Motion agreed to.

My Lords, when I first looked at the Forthcoming Business and saw that these three orders were expected to take 45 minutes to debate, I thought that some serious issues would arise from them. I was therefore a little surprised, having read the draft orders and the helpful accompanying Explanatory Memoranda, that...

My Lords, when I first looked at the Forthcoming Business and saw that these three orders were expected to take 45 minutes to debate, I thought that some serious issues would arise from them. I was therefore a little surprised, having read the draft orders and the helpful accompanying Explanatory Memoranda, that...