§ Mr. MARKHAMasked the Lord Advocate if he will state the number of hours the Scotch judges work per week, how many hours they sit on Saturdays, and how many weeks in the year the courts are closed for vacation?
§ Mr. UREMy hon. Friend will find the information he desires as to the sittings of the Court of Session in the Statute 31 and 32 Victoria, chapter 100, and particularly Sections 4 to 8 thereof. The Lords of Session are also Lords Commissioners of Justiciary, and the number of times they have to sit in the latter capacity depends partly upon statute and partly upon the requirements of the Lord Advocate as Public Prosecutor. It is impossible to state the number of hours which the Scottish judges work per week. The hon. Member will recognise that the number of hours judges work is not measured by the number of hours they sit in court.