§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 9 February 1998,Official Report, column 22, what assessment he has made of the factors underlying the disparity in the proportion of the Scottish Bar who are QCs as against those in (a) the Northern Ireland Bar and (b) the Bar in England and Wales. [29428]
§ Mr. McLeishNo assessment has been made.