§ Mr. MACQUISTENasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the discrepancy between the numbers and seniority of the counsel engaged on the two sides in the House of Lords in the criminal appeal, the Director of Public Prosecutions v. Beard, wherein the life of the respondent is involved, he will consider introducing legislation assimilating English law to Roman law, which provided that it should be the duty of the Court to see that neither side should be enabled by money alone to have the benefit of counsel more in number or of greater seniority than the other?
§ Sir G. HEWARTMy right hon. Friend has asked me to reply to this question. it is not correct to say that the life of the respondent is or was involved in the appeal which is referred to, nor is there any necessity for legislation of the kind suggested.