§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Attorney-General what inquiries he has made into the circumstances in which official writing paper of the Probate Registry was used by an unauthorised person to obtain documents relating to the estate of a late constituent of the hon. Member for Orpington, who has sent him the details.
§ The Attorney-GeneralMy noble Friend the Lord Chancellor is making 321W enquiries about this matter which was only brought to his notice yesterday as a result of the hon. Member's communication with me.
§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Attorney-General if he will seek to amend the Parliamentary Commissioner Act so as to make the Probate Registry subject to the investigations of the Parliamentary Commissioner.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo. The Probate Registry is an office of the Supreme Court exercising judicial functions and for this reason it would not be right to bring it within the jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Commissioner.