§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Attorney-General whether he will give, for the longest and most convenient period of time, the number of briefs awarded by the Crown to former Attornies-General and Solicitors-General and the total amount of fees and moneys claimed or drawn.
§ The Attorney-GeneralSince I took office on 7 May 1979 three former Law Officers have received between them a total of six briefs for the Crown. The fees paid to them were paid for professional services by counsel in private practice and it would not be appropriate for me to give details of them. Their fees are assessed and taxed by the courts on the same basis as are the fees paid to all other counsel.