§ The Earl of Northeskasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the Department for Constitutional Affairs has received any communication from the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee for Leicestershire, or from any official involved in the administration of justice, about the fitness of Mrs Adoline Smith to sit as a magistrate; and, if so, what response they gave. [HL808]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)My department has received copies of the correspondence between the Leicestershire Advisory Committee and Mrs Smith and her resignation letter which the Lord Chancellor is now considering.