§ * MR. LEHMANN (Leicestershire, Market Harborough)I beg to ask Mr. Attorney-General what is the present position of the scheme for dealing with the funds arising out of the sale of Clifford's Inn; and what share of the said funds will be devoted to providing legal education in universities and institutions in London or the provinces.
§ THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Sir JOHN WALTON,) Leeds, S.said that a deadlock occurred in connection with the scheme, owing to the objection taken by two of the Inns of Court. An amended scheme was framed with a view to dealing with the matter for immediate purposes. By that scheme half of the revenue of the consolidated fund would be paid to the Council of Legal Education and the other half to the Incorporated Law Society for the purpose of making further provision for the education of law students. In that form the scheme was now in temporary operation, and he trusted that before long some effort would be successfully made to effect a much wider provision which would result in creating a school of law, in which members of both professions might receive their education.