§ 59. Mr. HOLFORD KNIGHTasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is intended to restore the cut in the salaries of the Law Officers of the Crown; and, if so, to what extent?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAYes, Sir. The emergency reductions in the salaries of the Law Officers, consequent upon the crisis in the autumn of 1931, will be restored, as to one-half, on 1st July next.
§ 60. Mr. KNIGHTasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the amount of the total emoluments of each of the Law Officers of the Crown during the last financial year?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe total emoluments of the Law Officers during the last financial year, inclusive of salary in each case at the rate of £2,000 a year, were as follow: The Attorney-General £11,483, the Solicitor-General, during the months of April to October, £3,802, and his successor during the subsequent period of the year £4,731.