§ 29. Mr. T. JOHNSTONasked the Secretary for Scotland if he is prepared to introduce legislation on the same lines as the Poor Litigants (Scotland) Bill, which was passed by this House in 1920, and which was not returned from another place?
Mr. ADAMSONThe Bill to which my hon. Friend refers deals with a matter which is regulated by Standing Order of the House of Lords, made under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1876. When the Bill was considered in another place, the view taken was that, if the matter was to be dealt with at all, it ought to be by amendment of the Standing Order and not by Bill. In these circumstances, I do not think that any useful purpose would be served by the re-introduction of the Bill.