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Lord Lester of Herne Hill
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they intend to introduce legislative measures to give effect to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in
Goodwin v. United Kingdom; and, if not, why not.
The Lord Chancellor
(Lord Mackay of Clashfern)
The Government's present view is that amending legislation is unnecessary to give effect to this judgment.