HC Deb 28 February 1924 vol 170 cc696-7W
Mr. LAMBERT

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what have been for each of the past five years the total emoluments for each Law Officer of the Crown, differentiating salaries from fees?

Mr. GRAHAM

The figures are as follow:

ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
— — Salary. Fees. Total.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1918–19 … … Lord Birkenhead 4,733 6 8* 8,482 10 8 13,215 17 4
Lord Hewart 1,477 15 7 — 1,477 15 7
1919–20 … … Lord Birkenhead — 43 2 0 43 2 0
Lord Hewart 7,000 0 0 19,469 11 10 26,469 11 10
1920–21 … … Lord Hewart 7,000 0 0 27,990 9 7 34,990 9 7
1921–22 … … Lord Hewart 6,533 6 8 24,170 13 2 30,703 19 10
Sir E. M. Pollock 466 13 4 — 466 13 4
1922–23 … … Sir E. M. Pollock 7,000 0 0 17,278 19 11 24,278 19 11
SOLICITOR-GENERAL.
1918–19 … … Lord Hewart 3,944 8 10* 10,370 7 6 14,314 16 4
Sir E. M. Pollock 1,266 13 4 — 1,266 13 4
1919–20 … … Lord Hewart — 243 8 6 243 8 6
Sir E. M. Pollock 6,000 0 0 9,505 18 0 15,505 18 0
1920–21 … … Sir E. M. Pollock 6,000 0 0 12,928 15 6 18,928 15 6
1921–22 … … Sir E. M. Pollock 5,600 0 0 9,723 17 0 15,323 17 0
Sir L. F. Scott 400 0 0 — 400 0 0
1922–23 … … Sir L. F. Scott 6,000 0 0 6,565 2 0 12,565 2 0
* The salaries were reduced at the wish of the Law Officers during the war from £7,000 and £6,000 to £6,000 and £5,000, the pre-war figures being restored from 14th January, 1919. Hence the odd amounts shown for 1918–19.