§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Attorney-General what are (a) the salaries and (b) the expenses, if any, of each category of legally qualified persons sitting on the bench in the various courts of England; and in each case what are the number of recipients and the total cost of meeting the salaries and expenses of each category.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe various judicial appointments in England and Wales, the number in office and the current salaries are as follows:
Office Present number (5th April 1976) Current salary £ Lord Chief Justice 1 23,050 Master of the Rolls 1 21,175 Lords of Appeal in Ordinary 9 21,175 President of the Family Division 1 20,175 Lords Justice of Appeal 16 19,425 High Court Judges 70 18,675 Circuit Judges 266 13,000* Stipendiary Magistrates 52 11,750† Recorders 354 60 per day * 13 circuit judges receive a higher salary—the Recorder of London £15,300, the Common Serjeant £13,875 and the additional judges at the Central Criminal Court— all of whom are paid by the City of London—the Recorders of Liverpool and Manchester and the senior judge at the Inner London Crown Court £13,375. † The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate receives £13,000. The estimated cost of salaries and expenses, including travelling and subsistence allowances, in 1975–76 is as follows:
Office Salaries Expenses (£000) (£000) Higher Judiciary 1,775 116 Circuit Judges 3,282 132 Stipendiary Magistrates 562 — Recorders 627 83