HC Deb 14 July 1937 vol 326 cc1281-2W
Mr. Ritson

asked the Attorney-General whether it is the usual practice for advisory committees to meet within a year of any new appointments to such committees; and whether such newly appointed member or members usually occupy a position on the bench in place of the person or persons they supersede?

The Attorney-General

There is no settled practice as to the date of the meeting of an advisory committee. The sons engaged in the industry in the same quarries for each of the said years?

Captain Crookshank

Information is not tabulated for the Weardale and Teesdale areas. Following are figures of the limestone output for the county of Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire. I regret that separate figures for carboniferous limestone are not available.

chairman. calls it together when circumstances require it. A newly-appointed member of a committee, who is not already a magistrate, is usually appointed to the bench on the next occasion of additions to the commission. But in no case does he supersede his predecessor.