§ Mr. Altonasked the Attorney-General (1) how many retired Court of Appeal, High Court and circuit judges have returned in the last three years for which figures are available to sit as deputies or as ad hoc deputies;
Retired Lords Justices Retired High Court judges Deputy circuit judges Circuit 1986 11987 1986 11987 1985 1986 11987 Midland and Oxford 0 0 30 0 21 11 26 North Eastern 1 19 28 1 193 101 11 Northern 0 0 23 0 292 222 74 South Eastern: London 385 89 190 51 56 117 81 Provinces 0 0 0 0 665 809 282 Wales and Chester 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 Western 0 0 63 16 71 140 24 Total 386 108 334 68 1,349 1,400 498 11st quarter.
§ Mr. Altonasked the Attorney-General what scales of remuneration apply to retired Court of Appeal, High Court and circuit judges who return to sit as deputies or as ad hoc deputies.
§ The Attorney-GeneralRetired judges who return to sit as deputies are remunerated on a fixed daily fee-paid basis, as follows:
£ per day Deputy Lord Justice of Appeal 324 Deputy High Court judge 294 Deputy circuit judge 151