§ The Lord Advocate (Lord Cameron of Lochbroom)My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to establish the Scottish Legal Aid Board and the Scottish Legal Aid Fund; to make new provision in connection with the availability of criminal legal aid in Scotland; to repeal and re-enact with modifications certain enactments relating to legal aid and to advice and assistance in Scotland; and for connected purposes. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time.
§ Moved, That the Bill be now read a first time.—(Lord Cameron of Lochbroom.)
§ On Question, Bill read a first time, and to be printed.