§ Mr. Wylieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he received the Report of the Grant Committee on Sheriff Courts; and when he proposes to publish it.
§ Mr. RossI received this Report in March of this year. It will be published on 26th July.
I am grateful to Lord Grant and the other members of the Committee for their comprehensive review of the jurisdiction, organisation and procedure of the Sheriff Court. I propose to study the large number of recommendations that they have made in consultation with the organisations principally concerned.