§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Prime Minister on how many occasions in the last 10 years he has declined to pass on to Her Majesty recommendation from the Lord Chancellor's Department in respect of senior appointments. [32861]
§ The Prime MinisterIt is on the basis of the Lord Chancellor's advice that I make recommendations to Her Majesty the Queen for appointments to the senior judiciary, but the advice from the Lord Chancellor in respect of these appointments is a confidential matter, as is the I make of it.