HC Deb 21 March 2003 vol 401 c985W
Mr. Dismore

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will make a statement on the recent report of the Bar Council that recommended that the Lord Chancellor should lose the power to appoint judges and QCs. [103259]

Ms Rosie Winterton

Sir Jain Glidewell's report has been issued for consultation until the end of April. His final report will be considered by the Bar Council in June. It would be inappropriate for the Lord Chancellor to make a statement on the document at this stage.