§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Prime Minister if he will take steps to ensure that the Lord Advocate will have equality of status with the Attorney-General of England in United Kingdom matters and represent the United Kingdom either solely or jointly with the Attorney-General of England at all international conventions affecting the rights or interests of the people of Scotland or the laws of Scotland.
§ The Prime Minister:My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary normally consults the Attorney-General on questions involving public international law; but where the subject involves a Scottish element the Lord Advocate is also consulted. At international legal conferences the composition of the United Kingdom delegation is decided according to the circumstances of each particular case and those persons are selected whose qualification and experience are best suited to the matter in hand.