§ 69. Mr. Brockwayasked the Minister of Labour what action he proposes to take to expedite sittings of the Scottish Appellate Tribunal for conscientious objectors to deal with applications for re-hearings by men who have served three months' imprisonment, in view of the case of A. S. Hunter whose appeal was not heard until seven days before the conclusions of his six months' sentence.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodApplications by men who have been sentenced to imprisonment to have their cases considered by the Scottish Appellate Tribunal are few and intermittent and some delay in hearing them may be difficult to avoid. I shall, however, do all I can to ensure that there is no avoidable delay in having such applications considered.