HC Deb 05 February 1913 vol 47 cc2224-6W
Mr. MARTIN

asked the President of the Board of Trade what payments were made by his Department during the financial years 1905–6, 1906–7, 1907–8, 1908–9, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, and the expired portion of 1912–13, to Members of Parliament being barristers, giving the name and amount in each case?

Mr. BUXTON

I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to a similar question on the 3rd instant by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury.

Mr. MARTIN

asked the Postmaster-General what payments were made by his Department during the financial years 1905–6, 1906–7, 1907–8, 1908–9, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, and the expired portion of 1912–13, to Members of Parliament being barristers, giving the name and amount in each case?

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

The following is a statement of the payments made:—

1905–6.
£ s. d.
Attorney-General (Sir R. B. Finlay) 122 18 0
1906–7.
Attorney-General (Sir J. L. Walton) 109 8 0
Solicitor-General (Sir W. S. Robson) 106 17 3
*Mr. A. C. Forster Boulton 110 2 0
1907–8.
Attorney-General (Sir J. L. Walton) 73 3 1
Attorney-General (Sir W. S. Robson) 33 3 5
Solicitor-General (Sir W. S. Robson) 9 14 7
*Mr. A C. Forster Boulton 345 18 6
*Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams 14 5 6
1908–9.
Attorney-General (Sir W. S. Robson) 1,323 17 1
Solicitor-General (Sir S. T. Evans) 1,217 4 9
*Mr. A. C. Forster Boulton 311 6 0
*Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams 6 16 0
*Sir W. R. Adkins 155 16 0
*Mr. J. Lloyd Morgan 70 1 6
1909–10.
Attorney-General (Sir W. S. Robson) 1,329 15 0
Solicitor-General (Sir S. T. Evans) 1,278 17 7
*Mr. A. C. Forster Boulton 293 16 6
*Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams 17 16 0
*Sir W. R. Adkins 98 11 6
Sir J. A. Simon, K.C. 586 3 6
1910–11.
Attorney-General (Sir R. D. Isaacs) 24 12 0
Solicitor-General (Sir S. T. Evans) 7 8 5
*Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams 40 11 0
*Sir W. R. Adkins 111 2 6
Sir A. Cripps, K.C. 114 16 0
1911–12.
Attorney-General (Sir R. D. Isaacs) 1,619 2 9
Solicitor-General (Sir J. A. Simon) 1,357 6 1
*Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams 39 7 6
*Sir W. R. Adkins 81 13 0

1912–13.
*Sir W. R. Adkins 109 10 0
*Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams 50 12 6
*Mr. A. C. Edwards 12 1 0
* These payments were made for Post Office prosecutions in which some portion of the amount paid was allowed to the Post Office out of County Funds.