§ 105. Mr. Pethick-Lawrenceasked the Lord Advocate whether the reforms in Scots law which he advocated in Edinburgh on 19th March would include adequate recompense to jurors for lost time?
§ The Lord Advocate (Mr. T. M. Cooper)No, Sir.
§ Mr. Pethick-LawrenceCan the Lord Advocate not realise the very great hardship that is inflicted upon jurymen who 2904 have to give up their employment and go to the court for a criminal trial, and is he not prepared to consider the importance of dealing with such cases?
§ The Lord AdvocateService as a juryman has always been regarded as part of the duty of a citizen, and I do not suppose that there is any demand for the change which the hon. Member suggests.
§ Mr. Pethick-LawrenceHas the Lord Advocate inquired of the men who have suffered these great losses of their weekly salaries and wages?
§ Mr. MacquistenIs it not the case that Scottish jurymen get 10s. a day in civil causes, whereas English jurymen get only 1s. 6d.?
§ Sir Archibald SinclairIs not the hardship very much felt in rural districts where sometimes people have to travel upwards of 100 miles to the court?
§ The Lord AdvocateI can only say that I have had no representation on the matter.