Letter dated 27/10/2008 from Lord Bach to Lord Lee of Trafford regarding the Advisory Steering Group for the War Pensions and Armed Forces Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. 2 p.

Letter dated 27/10/2008 from Lord Bach to Lord Lee of Trafford regarding the Advisory Steering Group for the War Pensions and Armed Forces Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. 2 p.

My Lords, for reasons that many noble Lords will readily understand, I am delighted to be following my good friend the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig. The constancy of his commitment to war pensioners is for me reminiscent of a speech by the Duke of Marlborough after Blenheim. Addressing...

My Lords, for reasons that many noble Lords will readily understand, I am delighted to be following my good friend the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig. The constancy of his commitment to war pensioners is for me reminiscent of a speech by the Duke of Marlborough after Blenheim. Addressing...

rose to move, as an amendment to the above Motion, to leave out from ““that”” to the end and insert ““this House declines to approve the draft order laid before the House on 4 June because it abolishes the Pensions Appeal Tribunal in England and Wales””. The noble Lord said:...

rose to move, as an amendment to the above Motion, to leave out from ““that”” to the end and insert ““this House declines to approve the draft order laid before the House on 4 June because it abolishes the Pensions Appeal Tribunal in England and Wales””. The noble Lord said:...

rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 4 June be approved. The noble Lord said: My Lords, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig of Radley, has indicated that he intends to move an amendment to the Motion. I will address what I believe to...

rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 4 June be approved. The noble Lord said: My Lords, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig of Radley, has indicated that he intends to move an amendment to the Motion. I will address what I believe to...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his considered response. I also thank all noble Lords who supported this very important new arrangement for pensions appeals. I am, of course, grateful for the many kind remarks that noble Lords made about me and my efforts. I am grateful to all...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his considered response. I also thank all noble Lords who supported this very important new arrangement for pensions appeals. I am, of course, grateful for the many kind remarks that noble Lords made about me and my efforts. I am grateful to all...

My Lords, the noble Lord corrects me. However, that cannot apply to war pensions, where we obviously need a unified structure covering the whole country. I hope that the noble Lord can deal with those questions. I thank him for his efforts—he was not involved initially and therefore was not...

My Lords, the noble Lord corrects me. However, that cannot apply to war pensions, where we obviously need a unified structure covering the whole country. I hope that the noble Lord can deal with those questions. I thank him for his efforts—he was not involved initially and therefore was not...

My Lords, I have one short question for the Minister. Many years ago I served from time to time as a medical member of medical appeal tribunals on appeals against decisions of the Ministry of National Insurance relating to injury in the course of employment. Also from time to time...

My Lords, I have one short question for the Minister. Many years ago I served from time to time as a medical member of medical appeal tribunals on appeals against decisions of the Ministry of National Insurance relating to injury in the course of employment. Also from time to time...

My Lords, I agree with and support all that my noble friend Lord Newton has just said about the overall changes being made today. I want to take a brief opportunity to congratulate the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig of Radley, and all the others involved both inside and...

My Lords, I agree with and support all that my noble friend Lord Newton has just said about the overall changes being made today. I want to take a brief opportunity to congratulate the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig of Radley, and all the others involved both inside and...

My Lords, in intervening in this short debate I declare the interest already implied by the Minister; namely, that I am chair of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council, which, in its former guise as the Council on Tribunals, was involved with the oversight of tribunals for some 50 years....

My Lords, in intervening in this short debate I declare the interest already implied by the Minister; namely, that I am chair of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council, which, in its former guise as the Council on Tribunals, was involved with the oversight of tribunals for some 50 years....

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their support for where we are today. I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Newton of Braintree, for describing in slightly broader terms what these reforms are about in a wider context. I pay tribute to him for the enormous...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their support for where we are today. I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Newton of Braintree, for describing in slightly broader terms what these reforms are about in a wider context. I pay tribute to him for the enormous...

My Lords, I hope that I can be brief; most of what needs to be said has been said. I thank the Minister for coming to this House, making the concession that we all sought and explaining it in some detail—he took some 14 minutes, on the longer side of...

My Lords, I hope that I can be brief; most of what needs to be said has been said. I thank the Minister for coming to this House, making the concession that we all sought and explaining it in some detail—he took some 14 minutes, on the longer side of...

My Lords, on the whole, these Benches were fairly supportive of the Bill during its passage, expressing, where we felt necessary, our strong feelings and, indeed, objections, with regard to some of the detail, and, more particularly, how that detail would translate into daily usage and its effect on the...

My Lords, on the whole, these Benches were fairly supportive of the Bill during its passage, expressing, where we felt necessary, our strong feelings and, indeed, objections, with regard to some of the detail, and, more particularly, how that detail would translate into daily usage and its effect on the...

Let a thousand flowers bloom.

Let a thousand flowers bloom.

Draft Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008. Lords debate on a motion to approve. Amendment debated and withdrawn. Original motion agreed to on question. Debated with draft First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008 and draft Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal Order 2008.

Draft Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008. Lords debate on a motion to approve. Amendment debated and withdrawn. Original motion agreed to on question. Debated with draft First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008 and draft Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal Order...

My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Senior President of Tribunals and I are today issuing the following joint Statement. We are making this joint Statement in recognition of the concerns expressed by members of the...

My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Senior President of Tribunals and I are today issuing the following joint Statement. We are making this joint Statement in recognition of the concerns expressed by members of the...

The senior president of tribunals and I are today issuing the following joint statement:"We are making this joint statement in recognition of the concerns expressed by members of the armed forces community about the possible impact on the service which the Pensions Appeal Tribunal (PAT) (England and Wales) provides for...

The senior president of tribunals and I are today issuing the following joint statement:"We are making this joint statement in recognition of the concerns expressed by members of the armed forces community about the possible impact on the service which the Pensions Appeal Tribunal (PAT) (England and Wales) provides for...

Draft Service Voters Registration Period (Northern Ireland) Order 2008; draft Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal Order 2008; draft First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008; draft Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008; draft Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008. Motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Draft Service Voters Registration Period (Northern Ireland) Order 2008; draft Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal Order 2008; draft First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008; draft Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008; draft Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008....

Draft First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008; draft Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008; draft Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal Order 2008. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2007-08.

Draft First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008; draft Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008; draft Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal Order 2008. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2007-08.

Draft SI on transfer of tribunal functions. (Affirmative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Ministry of Justice. Laid before Parliament for approval by resolution of each House. Coming into force 3 November 2008.

Draft SI on transfer of tribunal functions. (Affirmative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Ministry of Justice. Laid before Parliament for approval by resolution of each House. Coming into force 3 November 2008.