§ 29. Mr. Wylieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what arrangements have been made for the sittings of the Scottish Law Commission; how much time it is intended that the Commissioners will devote to the work of the Commission; and what salaries and remuneration are to be paid.
§ Mr. RossThe arrangements for sittings are a matter for the Commission itself, which met for the first time on 30th June; the Chairman's appointment is on a full-time basis and the other members are to devote on average about two days per week to the Commission's work; the Chairman retains his remuneration as a Court of Session Judge and the other members are being remunerated at the rate of £2,000 per annum.
§ Mr. WylieI am obliged to the right hon. Gentleman for that reply. Is he and the Lord Advocate satisfied that two days a week will be adequate for this small body to cope with the volume of 493 law reform which we all understood we were to have? There may be some disappointment in the profession that the work of the Commission is to be confined to such a relatively short time.
§ Mr. RossOn available information, the Commission as at present organised should be adequate to its task. However, I am sure that if experience were to show otherwise, other arrangements would be made by the Commission.
§ Mr. David SteelCan the right hon. Gentleman say what correlation there will be between the work of this Commission and that of the Commission established in England by the Lord Chancellor?
§ Mr. RossArrangements have been made for correlation. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will appreciate that this matter was dealt with in the discussions of the Bill.