HC Deb 14 August 1871 vol 208 c1569
MR. WATKIN WILLIAMS

asked Mr. Attorney General, Whether a Bill has not been prepared for the purpose of constituting a new Appellate Tribunal; whether a draft of the Bill has been submitted to the Judges for their opinions; whether the Judges, or some of them, have not sent to the Government reports of their opinions upon the proposed scheme; whether he has any objection to bring in the Bill, in order that it may be printed and circulated; and, whether he has any objection to lay the opinions of the Judges upon the Table of the House?

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

, in reply, said, such a draft Bill had been prepared and submitted to the Judges, some of whom had sent in reports; but as those were generally of a confidential character, they could not be produced. In his opinion, it would not be desirable to bring in a Bill at this period of the Session, as the scheme would require more consideration and revision before it could be submitted to the House.