HC Deb 18 July 1978 vol 954 c135W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Attorney-General whether he will publish in the Official Report as much detailed information as may be available giving for the longest and most convenient period of time the number of hon. Members to whom he has awarded or who have had Government briefs or legal work, giving their names and the fees or payments received.

The Attorney-General

No such information is available. Members of Parliament, who are practising members of the Bar, are nominated to undertake work for the Crown according to their experience and abilities on the same basis as other barristers, and separate records are not kept.

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