HL Deb 19 January 1995 vol 560 c53WA
Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many lawyers qualified in (a) English law, (b) Scots law, (c) European law are employed by the Department of Employment and at what grades.

Lord Inglewood

The staff of the Employment Department's Legal Adviser's Office are members of the Treasury Solicitor's Department. The office has 14 lawyers (1 at Grade 3, 4 at Grade 5, 5 at Grade 6 and 4 at Grade 7). They are all qualified in England and Wales as barristers or solicitors; they do not have formal qualifications in Scots or European law. The department also has a solicitor in Scotland, who is a partner in a firm of Scottish solicitors.