HL Deb 24 February 2003 vol 645 c1WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

On how many occasions during the past two years the Lord Chancellor has sat in a judicial capacity. [HL1595]

The Lord Chancellor

In 2001 I sat in the House of Lords for a total of three days to hear the appeals:Uratemp Ventures Limited (Respondents) v Collins (AP) (Appellant) [2001] UKHL 43 and AIB Group (UK) plc (formerly Allied Irish Banks plc and AIB Finance Limited) (Respondents) v Martin and another (Appellant) [2001] UKHL 63. I did not sit in the House of Lords in 2002 and have not sat in any other court in the past two years.