§ SIR CHARLES CAMERON (Glasgow, Bridgeton)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether the Scottish Local Government Board has yet considered the change of practice recently introduced in Glasgow in dealing with cases of debility and injury brought to the police offices and subsequently removed to the parochial hospital, whereby pauper patients are removed to that hospital without any certificate from the parochial medical officer of their fitness for removal whether the criminal authorities have sanctioned the inspection of the private police books by the parochial officers; whether the removal of a moribund person on the data contained in these books, and without certificate from the parochial medical officer, would be held to satisfy the requirements of the Poor Law Act; and on whom, in case of mishap occurring in connection with a removal so conducted, would legal responsibility rest.
§ * THE LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. A.GRAHAM MURRAY,) ButeshireThe Local Government Board for Scotland are causing inquiries to be made into the subject matter of the hon. Member's question, 241 but their inquiries are not yet completed. I shall be happy to reply if the hon. Member will again repeat his question nearer the end of the session.