HC Deb 17 December 1957 vol 580 cc25-6W
21. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that the National Health Service (Medical and Pharmaceutical Service Committees and Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations, 1948, do not permit counsel, solicitor or other paid advocate to conduct the case for any person whose case is being investigated by one of those committees and that as a result such cases are not always fully presented and injustice is thereby done to aggrieved persons and to the committee which is thereby handicapped in its adjudication; and if he will take steps to amend the Regulations so as to rectify these defects in them.

Mr. Maclay

I am considering this matter in the light of the recommendations contained in the Report of the Committee on Administrative Tribunals and

Enquiries but am not yet in a position to make any statement.

22. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will reconsider and alter his refusal to extend the time for appeal by Mr. Allan, particulars of whose case have been sent to him, from the adjudication on his case by the Medical Service Committee which sat under the National Health Service (Medical and Pharmaceutical Service Committees and Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations, 1948.

Mr. Maclay

While I have every sympathy with Mr. Allan in his very sad loss, I regret that I can find no justification for entertaining this appeal after a period of more than six months had elapsed from the last date on which as Mr. Allan was aware an appeal should have been lodged.

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