§ 79. Mr. BOTTOMLEYasked the Attorney-General if there is any distinction between the duties of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General, respectively; and, if not, why their offices carry different descriptions?
§ Sir G. HEWARTI have nothing to add to the answer which I gave to this question on the 8th July, 1919.
§ Mr. BOTTOMLEYMay I ask what that answer was?
§ Sir G. HEWARTI do not profess to remember it, but I think that certainly it was published in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. BOTTOMLEYIf the right hon. Gentleman does not remember what the answer was, how do s he know that it is still correct?
§ Sir G. HEWARTBecause I turned it up.
§ Mr. BOTTOMLEYPerhaps the right hon. Gentleman can give me a simple answer to this question: Why is the Solicitor-General not a solicitor?
§ Sir G. HEWARTSeveral reasons occur to my mind, but I will refrain from stating them, and will, instead, ask for notice of that question.