§ SIR L. LYELL (Orkney and Shetland)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he is aware that the parish council of Stronsay has given notice of dismissal to the parish medical officer, although no grounds of complaint have been made; whether a parish council is within its right in dismissing its doctor without making specific charges; and whether the doctor has any right of appeal to the Local Government Board for an inquiry into the case?
MR. GRAHAM MURRAYI am informed by the Local Government Board for Scotland that it is the case that the parish council have given notice of dismissal to their medical officer, and that they decline to furnish him with their reasons. They are within their rights in doing so, and, although I am informed that the Local Government Board have in this case asked the parish council for their reasons, I am not aware that the medical officer has any right of appeal in die matter.