HC Deb 22 March 1971 vol 814 cc52-5W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Attorney-General whether he will give, for the longest convenient period, the names of Members of Parliament who have, since their entry into Parliament, been appointed to judicial or semi-judicial positions, such as judges, recorders and stipendiary magistrates; on what salaries, fees and

MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT—JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS, JANUARY, 1952—MARCH, 1971
Name Appointment Current Remuneration (or remuneration at time of resignation)
The Hon. Mr. Justice Nield, C.B.E. Recorder (Judge of Crown Court), Manchester, 1956–60. £5,250 p.a.
High Court Judge, 1960 (a) £14,000 p.a.
The Hon. Mr. Justice Howard Chairman, East Suffolk Quarter Sessions, 1952–60. 350 guineas p.a.
Chairman, West Suffolk Quarter Sessions, 1952–60. 350 guineas p.a.
Recorder, Southend, 1958–60 £750 p.a.
High Court Judge, 1961 (a) £14,000 p.a.
The Hon. Mr. Justice Ungoed-Thomas. High Court Judge, 1962 (a) £14,000 p.a.
His Hon. Judge Sumner, O.B.E., Q.C. County Court Judge, 1961 (a) £7,850 p.a.
His Hon. Judge Ingress Bell, T.D.,Q.C. County Court Judge, 1960 (a) £7,850 p.a.
R. M. Bingham, Esq., T.D., Q.C. Recorder, Oldham, 1960 (b)£200 p.a. and £29 a sitting day
Judge of Appeal, Isle of Man, 1965. (c)£450 p.a.
E. Roderic Bowen, Esq., Q.C. Recorder, Merthyr Tydfil, 1953–60. £240 p.a.
Chairman, Montgomery Quarter Sessions, 1959–67. £100 p.a. and £30 per sitting day
Recorder, Swansea, 1960–67 £200 p.a. and £25 a sitting day
Recorder, Cardiff, 1964–67 £300 p.a. and £30 per sitting day
National Insurance Commissioner, 1967. (d) £9,000 p.a.
F. Petre Crowder, Esq., Q.C, M.P. Recorder, Gravesend, 1960–67 £100 p.a. and £20 a sitting day
Deputy Chairman, Hertford County Quarter Sessions, 1959–63. £1,500 p.a.
Chairman, Hertford County Quarter Sessions, 1963. £700 p.a. and £35 per sitting day
Recorder, Colchester, 1967 (b) £200 p.a. and £29 per sitting day
C. J. A. Doughty, Esq., Q.C. Recorder, Brighton, 1955 (b) £200 and £29 a sitting day
Sir John Foster, K.B.E., Q.C, M.P. Recorder, Oxford, 1956–64 (b) £200 p.a. and £25 a sitting day
Edward L. Gardner, Esq., Q.C, M.P. Deputy Chairman, East Kent Quarter Sessions, 1961–62. £31 10s. 0d. a sitting day
Deputy Chairman, Kent County Quarter Sessions, 1962. £35 a sitting day
Deputy Chairman, Essex Quarter Sessions, 1968. (e) £35 a sitting day
W. P. Grieve, Esq., Q.C, M.P. Deputy Chairman, Lines, (Holland) Quarter Sessions, 1962. £35 a sitting day
Recorder, Northampton, 1965 (b) £200 p.a. and £29 per sitting day
R. M. O. Havers, Esq., Q.C, M.P. (M.P. 1970–). Chairman, West Suffolk Quarter Sessions, 1965– £200 and £35 a sitting day
Recorder, Norwich, 1968– (b) £200 and £29 a sitting day
The Rt. Hon. Sir John Hobson, O.B.E., T.D., Q.C, M.P. [deceased]. Recorder, Northampton, 1958–62. £200 p.a.
Deputy Chairman, Bedford County Quarter Sessions, 1957–58. £400 p.a.
Chairman, Bedford County Quarter Sessions, 1958–61. £600 p.a.
Chairman, Rutland County Quarter Sessions, 1954–62. (e) £100 p.a.

expenses; and, where these have been changed, how many of such appointments and at what salary and expenses are at present held by Members of Parliament; and whether he will give the latest list of appointments.

The Attorney-General

The relevant particulars for the period from January, 1952, to March, 1971, are set out in the following table:

Name Appointment Current Remuneration (or remuneration at time of resignation)
H. E. Hooson, Esq., Q.C.,M.P. Deputy Chairman, Flint County Quarter Sessions, 1960. £30 a sitting day
Deputy Chairman, Merioneth County Quarter Sessions, 1962–67. £30 a sitting day
Chairman, Merioneth Quarter Sessions, 1967. £100 p.a. and £35 per sitting day
Recorder, Merthyr Tydfil, 1971 (b) £100 p.a. and £23 per sitting day
The Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Irvine, Q.C., M.P. Recorder, Colchester, 1965–67 (b) £200 p.a. and £25 per sitting day
The Rt. Hon. Sir Elwyn Jones, Q.C., M.P. Recorder, Swansea, 1953–60 £200 p.a.
Recorder, Cardiff, 1960–64 £300 p.a. and £30 per sitting day
Recorder, Kingston upon Thames, 1968. No sessions—no fee
Niall MacDermot, Esq., O.B.E., Q.C. Recorder, Newark-on-Trent, 1962–64. £100 p.a. and £20 a sitting day
Deputy Chairman, Bedford County Quarter Sessions, 1961–64. £30 a sitting day
Deputy Chairman, Bedfordshire Quarter Sessions, 1969. (e) £300 p.a. and £35 per sitting day
The Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Rawlinson, Q.C. Recorder, Salisbury, 1961–62 (b) £131 5s. 0d. p.a.
The Rt. Hon. Sir David Recorder, Rochester, 1963–68 £100 p.a. and £20 a sitting day
Renton, K.B.E., T.D., Q.C, M.P. Deputy Chairman, Essex County Quarter Sessions, 1964. £35 a sitting day
Recorder, Guildford, 1968 (b) £100 p.a. and £23 per sitting day
W. L. Roots, Esq., T.D., Q.C. Deputy Chairman, Dorset County Sessions, 1960. (e) £35 a sitting day
The Hon. Samuel Charles Silkin, Esq., Q.C, M.P. Recorder, Bedford, 1966 (b) £200 p.a. and £29 per sitting day
W. T. Wells, Esq., Q.C, M.P. Deputy Chairman, Hertford County Quarter Sessions, 1961. £1,500 p.a. and £35 for each day's sitting above 40.
Recorder, King's Lynn, 1965 (b) £100 p.a. and £23 per sitting day
W. T. Williams, Q.C., M.P. Recorder, Birkenhead, 1969 (b) £200 p.a. and £29 per sitting day
Lord Simon of Glaisdale President, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court, 1962. (a) £15,500 p.a."
Remuneration:
Appointments marked (a) payment from Consolidated Fund.
Appointments marked (b) payment by City or Borough.
Appointments marked (c) payment by Government of Isle of Man.
Appointments marked (d) payment by Department of Health and Social Security. Appointments marked (e) payment by County Council.
The information supplied does not include judicial appointments in Scotland and Northern Ireland.