§ 38 and 39. Mr. Roseasked the Attorney-General (1) whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the judicial posts and previous geographical location of the professional activities of Sir John Clayden prior to his appointment of as Chairman of an Industrial Tribunal, having lived in England for less than one year;
(2) whether he will detail the experience of industrial or social problems in Great Britain possessed by Sir John Clayden at the time of his appointment to the Chairmanship of an Industrial Tribunal.
§ The Attorney-GeneralPrior to 1st March, 1967, when he was appointed on the recommendation of Lord Gardiner, Sir John Clayden had no experience of industrial and social problems in Great Britain. He has served with great distinction since that date.
The details for which the hon. Member asks are as follows:
Sir John Clayden was admitted as an Advocate in South Africa in 1927 and practised there until 1940. He was a Judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa from 1946 to 1955 and from 1964 to 1965, a Judge of the Federal Supreme Court, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, from 1955 to 1960 and Chief Justice of the Federation from 1960 to 1964. Sir John Clayden was appointed to his present position on the 1st March, 1967, by the then Lord Chancellor (Lord Gardiner).