§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Attorney-General whether he will publish in the Official Report the detailed information supplied to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West dated 8th July, giving the appointments of hon. Members and Members of the House of Lords to various situations together with their salaries and expenses; and why these hon. Members can hold these paid offices; whilst other Members have to relinquish all paid appointments on election.
§ The Attorney-GeneralFollowing is the information, for the 12 months ending on 31st May 1978, in respect of Members of the House of Lords and hon. Members who have been appointed by my noble Friend the Lord Chancellor to paid office:
Lord Tweedsmuir, Chairman of the Council on Tribunals: Gross salary £5,489 Expenses Nil Lord Mancroft, Member of the Council on Tribunals: Gross salary £750 Expenses Nil Lord Chorley, Member of the Tribunal constituted under s. 463 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970: Gross salary £500 Expenses Nil Lord Grantchester, Q.C., President of the Value Added Tax Tribunals: Gross salary £12,012 Expenses £479.07 Lord Grantchester has also been appointed chairman of the tribunal established under section six of the Prevention of Fraud (Investments) Act 1958, is a recorder, and has sat as a deputy High Court judge, but received neither fees not expenses in respect of these appointments.
The following Members of the House of Lords and hon. Members also sit as recorders and received fees and expenses as shown:
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Gross fees Expenses £ £ Lord Wigoder, Q.C. 840 Nil M. Carlisle, Q.C. 1,536 172.86 F. P. Crowder, Q.C. 4,836 Nil E.L.Gardner, Q.C. 1,503 Nil W. Grieve, Q.C. 3,132 Nil H. E. Hooson, Q.C. 840 168.33 E. Lyons, Q.C. 1,092 21.14 N. A. Miscampbell, Q.C. 1,140 Nil
W. G. O. Morgan, QC. 6,078 1,793.44 I. Percival, Q.C. 1,200 Nil Jeffrey Thomas, Q.C. 900 Nil The Right Hon. Peter Thomas, Q.C. 1,794 848.68 Sir Thomas Williams, QC. 5,580 7 Four honourable Members have been appointed to sit as deputy circuit judges. Two of these, Mr. Lee and Mr. Lyon, received neither fees nor expenses. The payments made to the others were:
Gross fees Expenses £ £ P. B. Rose 2,416 92.34 N. Sandelson 3,029 Nil An hon. Member is not precluded by the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957 from holding an appointment as a recorder or deputy judge. The question whether recorders should be disqualified from membership of the House is one that has been considered on a number of occasions, and the House has taken the view that they should not.