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Immigration Appeal Authority

Mr. Corbett: To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department how many regional adjudicators of the Immigration Appeal Authority have been suspended in the last 12 months; and for what reason. [76029]

Mr. Hoon: One Regional Adjudicator has been suspended in the last 12 months following a complaint from a member of staff.

Queen's Counsel

Mr. Dismore: To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement on the observations of Mr. Justice Lightman of 9 June 1998 concerning (a) the nature and effect of the patronage in the QC system, (b) the fees claimed by QCs and their official endorsement through legal aid scale fees and (c) seating arrangements in court. [75789]

Mr. Hoon: My noble and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor has read the lecture, "Civil Litigation in the 21st Century", given by Mr. Justice Lightman to the Chancery Bar Association on 3 June 1998. He has no plans to make a statement.

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