§ 32. Sir HERBERT NIELDasked the Attorney-General whether he will issue, for the information of the House, a tabular statement, in continuation of that given by him on the 10th December, 1924, relating to the withdrawal of judges from judicial duties, and bring such information down to date?
§ The SOLICITOR-GENERAL (Sir Thomas Inskip)The answer to this question is in the affirmative. I will circulate the information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ 33. Sir H. NIELDasked the Attorney-General the number of occasions upon which the services of His Majesty's Judges of the King's Bench Division have been requisitioned for extra-judicial duties since the Address for the appointment of two additional Judges was moved in 1924; and, seeing that the present 15 members of the Bench constitute its full statutory strength, what special reasons exist for a further increase in the number at the present time?
§ The SOLICITOR-GENERALI will circulate the information asked for in the first part of the question in the 971 OFFICIAL REPORT. In reply to the last part of the question, the reasons for the appointment of additional Judges in the King's Bench Division have been stated by my right hon. and Noble Friend the Lord Chancellor in moving the Address in another place, and will be given to
| RETURN of NAMES of JUDGES of ALL DIVISIONS of the High Court of Justice and the number of days on which they have been engaged on extra-judicial duties during judicial hours since 10th December, 1924. | |||||
| Judge. | Business. | Number of days engaged. | |||
| Chancery Division. | |||||
| Mr. Justice Tomlin | … | Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors | … | … | 68 |
| Mr. Justice Tomlin | … | Chairman of the University of London Commissioners | 9 | ||
| King's Bench Division. | |||||
| Lord Chief Justice | … | War Compensation Court | … | … | 19 |
| Mr. Justice Swift | … | Certificate of Naturalization Committee | … | … | 6 |
§ In addition to the foregoing, some of the Judges have sat on various Committees outside judicial hours.