§ Mr. Prescottasked the Attorney-General what, to the most recent convenient date, has been the total remuneration paid to the Law Officers of the Crown arising from the conduct of proceedings and prosecution of war criminals.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe only fees paid to the Law Officers in connection with the proceedings against war criminals in which they have been concerned arose out of the case before the International Military Tribunal of Nuremberg. Of the total fees to counsel in this case, amounting to £52,396, the sum of £967 10s. 0d. was paid to the Attorney-General. A further sum of £1,34315s.0d. was credited and set off against the Attorney-General's inclusive remuneration after 1st April, 1946, since which date the Law Officers have been remunerated in a fixed annual sum and not by fees.