HC Deb 03 November 1998 vol 318 c475W
35. Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department, what targets he has set to broaden recruitment within the legal profession. [56139]

Mr. Hoon

Recruitment to the legal professions is primarily a matter for the professions themselves. Both the Bar Council and the Law Society have adopted policies designed to ensure that entrance to the profession is based on merit alone. This is something which the Government strongly support.