37Response to Committee's reports on progressU.K.
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(1)The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a response to the points raised by each report of the Committee under section 36 (reports on progress).
(2)Before doing so, the Secretary of State must consult the other national authorities on a draft of the response.
(3)The response to the Committee's first report under section 36 must be laid before Parliament not later than 15th January 2010.
(4)Each subsequent response must be laid before Parliament not later than 15th October in the year in which the Committee's report is made.
(5)The Secretary of State may by order extend that period.
(6)Any such order is subject to negative resolution procedure.