§ 52. Mr. Foulkesasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland if he will refer to the Scottish Law Commission for its consideration the state of the law as it relates to no-fault procedures for medical accidents, and the extent to which the experience of other countries in this area may be relevant.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandMy noble and learned Friend the Lord Advocate, and I recently met the hon. Members for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Mr. McKelvey) and for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Mr. Foulkes), when they expressed their concern about the law, in Scotland, on the liability to make reparation for medical accidents. I am not aware of any evidence that the law in Scotland on medical accidents is in need of review by the Scottish Law Commission. Consideration of a no-fault scheme to cover such accidents would be for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.