§ 35. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on the abolition of secret trial in cases of contempt of court; and if he will give an assurance that this abolition extends to all other cases so that no person on any charge can be tried and sentenced in secret.
§ The Attorney-GeneralI would refer my hon. and learned Friend to the Answer on this subject which I gave on 23rd June to my hon. Friend the Member for Pontypool (Mr. Abse). The Rules made by the Supreme Court Rule Committee on 3rd June deal only with proceedings for leave to issue a writ of attachment or
SALARIES OF SUPERIOR JUDICIARY — Previous Salary When Prescribed Salary 14.4.54 Percentage increase £ £ % ENGLAND AND WALES Lord Chancellor … … … 10,000 (including £4,000 as Speaker of House of Lords) 1851 12,000 20 Lord Chief Justice … … … 8,000 1851 10,000 25 Lords of Appeal in Ordinary … … … 6,000 1876 9,000 50 Master of the Rolls … … … 6,000 1851 9,000 50 President, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division … … … 5,000 1873 8,000 60 Lords Justices of Appeal … … … 5,000 1873 8,000 60 Judges of the High Court … … … 5,000 1832 8,000 60 SCOTLAND Lord President … … … 5,000 1887 8,000 60 Lord Justice Clerk … … … 4,800 1887 7,800 62 Ordinary Judges of the Court of Session … … … 3,600 1887 6,600 83 NORTHERN IRELAND Lord Chief Justice … … … 4,500 1926 7,500 66 Justices of Appeal … … … 3,500 1926 6,500 85 Judges of the High Court … … … 3,500 1951* 6,500 85 * This restored the salary to what it had been before 1926.