Supreme Court: President

Lord Elystan-Morgan Excerpts

Wednesday 16th November 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord McNally]

I do not think one should take a snapshot of the last two appointments and say that means that there is no diversity. There will be four appointments to the Supreme Court in the next 24 months. Let us wait and see.

[Lord Elystan-Morgan]

Where there are two candidates of absolutely equal merit, is it not the case that the appointing body only has one of two choices: either to toss a coin or to apply the relevant provision of the Equality Act?

[Lord McNally]

I think that is what I indicated in my earlier reply.