asked Her Majesty's Government:How many occasions in the calendar year 1999 (a) the Attorney General and (b) the Solicitor General appeared as counsel in court, setting out the dates and the courts (excluding appearances before Committees of either House of Parliament). [HL910]

The occasions on which the Law Officers appeared as counsel in the courts in 1999 are as follows:

• (a) Attorney—General
• Yugoslavia v. United Kingdom and others, application for interim measures (International Court of Justice, 10–12 May)
• Hashman and Harrup v. United Kingdom (European Court of Human Rights, 23 June)
• R. v. Director of Public Prosecutions, ex parte Kebilene (House of Lords, 19–22 July)
• Sultan Khan v. United Kingdom (European Court of Human Rights, 26 October)
• (b)Solicitor General
• R v. Customs and Excise Commissioners, ex parte Shepherd Neame Ltd. (Court of Appeal, 25–27 January)
• Hamilton v. Al Fayed (intervening on behalf of the Speaker and Authorities of the House of Commons) (Court of Appeal 8–9 March) (House of Lords, 6–7 October)
• R v. Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame and others (House of Lords 12–13 July)
• Director General of Fair Trading v. First National Bank plc (High Court 22 July)
• Rowe and Davis v. United Kingdom (European Court of Human Rights, 20 October).