HC Deb 20 July 1955 vol 544 cc56-7W
Mr. George Wigg

asked the Attorney-General (1) the number of hon. Members who have received legal fees in respect of briefs allocated by him or his predecessor since 1945;

(2) the total amount paid to hon. Members since 1945, to date, in respect of legal fees paid in respect of briefs allocated by him and his predecessors.

The Attorney-General

This information is not readily available and I do not think the work involved in obtaining it would be justified.

Mr. Wigg

asked the Attorney-General to state the Members who at present have judicial offices for which they receive payment; the annual amount of such payment; the dates on which the Members concerned were appointed;

Constituency of hon. Member Appointment Salary Date of appointment
£
Crewe Recorder, Blackburn 250 1st January, 1948
Cardigan Recorder, Merthyr Tydfil 140 18th June, 1953
West Ham, South Recorder, Swansea 200 22nd April, 1953
Cambridgeshire Recorder, Ipswich 150 16th June, 1947
Chairman, East Suffolk and West Suffolk Quarter Sessions 500 24th October, 1952
City of Chester Recorder, Salford 300 14th December, 1948
Gloucester Recorder, Halifax 240 6th January, 1948

The information asked for in the last part of the Question is not readily available and I do not think the work involved in obtaining it would be justified.