Committee (1st Day)

Part of Parliamentary Standards Bill – in the House of Lords at 4:30 pm on 14 July 2009.

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Photo of Lord Mackay of Clashfern Lord Mackay of Clashfern Conservative 4:30, 14 July 2009

I support the point made by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Woolf; it would be quite inappropriate for a serving judge to hold the position. I would hope that if the person appointed held or was entitled to hold high judicial office, they would be endued with a degree of common sense, which is the other requirement the noble Lord had in mind.