§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Attorney-General if he will seek to amend the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to provide for the appointment of a larger number of Scottish Law Lords.
§ The Attorney-General:The Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1876 does not distinguish between the number of English and of Scottish lawyers who may be appointed Lords of Appeal in Ordinary and my noble Friend the Lord Chancellor is satisfield that present arrangements ensure full representation in the House of Lords of the Scottish legal system.