§ MR. COGHILLI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, in view of the amounts of £17,264 and £11,844 received last year by the Attorney General and Solicitor General respectively, he will give the House an opportunity of discussing and fixing the amount of the remuneration to be paid to the new Attorney General and Solicitor General.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.The Vote on which such a discussion could be originated took place on 26th 240 April†; and it will be in the recollection of the House that the Attorney General gave full particulars of the remuneration of the Law Officers, and that statement, apparently, was generally accepted by the Committee.
§ MR. COGHILLIs there any reason why the Attorney General should be paid a salary three times as great as that of the Prime Minister?
§ * MR. SPEAKERThat does not arise out of the question.