§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what parliamentary facilities are available to a Solicitor-General for Scotland who is not a member of either House of Parliament; if a holder of this position in such circumstances benefits from the use of a ministerial car; what is his annual salary; how it relates to ministerial salaries, how it is voted by each House; and if he will make a statement. [24115]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe privileges accorded to the Solicitor-General for Scotland, when not a member of the House of Commons, are as follows:
- (a) Access to the Members' Lobby
- (b) Admission to a seat under the Gallery
- (c) Access to:
- (i) The Strangers Dining Room
- (ii) The Churchill Room
- (iii) The Strangers' Bar;
A holder of this position has the use of a ministerial car shared with the Lord Advocate.
The salary of the Solicitor-General for Scotland with effect from 1 January 1995 is £47,697. It is a ministerial salary which is voted as part of the total expenditure of the Crown Office, Procurator Fiscal Service and Lord Advocate's Department.
§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the(a) name and (b) period of 478W office of Solicitors-General for Scotland since 1965 who have been members of neither House of Parliament; and if he will make a statement. [24114]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is as follows:
Name Period for which Solicitor-General not a member of either House Henry Stephen Wilson 1965–67 Ewan George Francis Stewart 1967–70 David William Robert Brand 1970–72 William Ian Stewart 1972–74 John Herbert McCluskey 1974–76 Peter Lovat Fraser 1987–89 Alan Ferguson Rodger 1989–92 Thomas Cordner Dawson 1992–95 Donald Sage Mackay 1995–