§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland if he will list the powers he or the Lord Advocate exercise, and functions they can carry out, without any specific parliamentary approval.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandThe Lord Advocate's function as public prosecutor in Scotland is not subject to specific parliamentary approval. His functions of representation and advice as Her Majesty's legal representative for Scotland and other powers and functions inherent in his office as a Minister of the Crown do not require such approval. He also has a wide range of other functions conferred by statute, some of which contain provision for parliamentary supervision. This applies also to my own function in assisting the Lord Advocate as Solicitor-General for Scotland.