HL Deb 13 March 2001 vol 623 c78WA
Lord Trefgarne

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the Lord Chancellor has at any time sought the advice of his Permanent Secretary on the propriety of the Minister responsible for the appointment of judges and Queen's Counsel soliciting barristers to make donations to the Labour Party. [HL945]

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)

No. I refer the noble Lord to the Answer I gave to the noble Lord, Lord McNally, on 21 February 2001,Official Report, cols. 813–17.