asked the Prime Minister whether he is yet in a position to make any statement relative to the appointment of a member of the Government responsible to this House for the administration of the Scottish Office?

No, Sir. I can add nothing to the reply which I gave to questions on this subject on Monday last.

If the Prime Minister cannot find a Secretary for Scotland, will he consider the expediency of giving Scottish Home Rule immediately?

The hon. Member has rather misunderstood the answer. We have had no difficulty in finding a Secretary for Scotland, and we have one now. The difficulty we have had is to find a seat for the Lord Advocate, which I hope will soon be overcome.

Can the right hon. Gentleman put a possible date to the period when he expects to overcome this difficulty?

That depends upon other people.