§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Prime Minister what the most recent occasion was, prior to the present appointment, when the Attorney-General was appointed from the House of Lords. [130833]
§ The Prime MinisterAs far as I am aware there have been no previous appointments from the House of Lords. There is no reason why either the Attorney-General or the Solicitor-General should not be members of the House of Lords. Previously attendance by the Attorney-General in the House of Lords was similar to that of a Temporal Assistant whose attendance was commanded by writ in order to give advice. I refer the hon. Member to an exchange reported in the Other Place on 19 November 1957,Official Report, House of Lords, columns 377–82, for further details on this aspect.