HL Deb 29 February 1972 vol 328 c938
BARONESS TWEEDSMUIR OF BELHELVIE

My Lords, I beg leave to introduce a Bill to confer extended powers on the courts in Scotland to order the inspection of documents and other property, and related matters; to enable an appeal to be taken to the House of Lords from an interlocutor of the Court of Session upon a motion for a new trial; to enable a case to be stated on a question of law to the Court of Session in an arbitration; and to enable alterations to be made by act of sederunt in the rate of interest to be included in sheriff court decrees or extracts. My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time.

Moved, That the Bill be now read 1a.—(Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie.)

On Question, Bill read 1a, and to be printed.