§ MR. BRADLAUGH (Northampton)asked Mr. Attorney General, How many cases, which have been heard on appeal to the House of Lords, are now awaiting judgment, and the several periods in each case which have respectively elapsed since the hearing; and whether he can state the cause of the delay?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir Richard Webster) (Isle of Wight)In reply to the hon. Member, I have to state that 11 appeals which have been heard in the House of Lords are now awaiting judgment, one of which was heard in April and two in the autumn of last year, and the remaining eight during the sittings in the present year. I am not able to speak as to the cause of the delay in delivering judgment beyond the fact that, from personal knowledge, I can state that in many of the cases very difficult questions of law arise.