§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Attorney-General, for the longest and most convenient stated period, how many persons who have refused invitations to become judges have given as their reasons the pay and pensions conditions attached to the appointments.
The Solicitor-GeneralIt is not possible to ascertain with any precision how many otherwise eligible persons have been deterred from applying for judicial office, or how many such persons to whom office has been offered
Ordinary Scale Rate *Long-term Scale Rate (September 1971 = 100) (October 1973 = 100) Year Single householder General RPI Single householder General RPI September 1971 100 100 — — October 1972 112.9 108.5 — — October 1973 123.3 119.2 100 100 July 1974 144.8 135.3 127.6 113.5 April 1975† 165.5 159.2 147.2 133.6 November 1975† 187.9 177.9 168.1 149.2 November 1976 219.0 204.5 192.6 171.5 November 1977 250.0 231.2 219.6 193.9 November 1978 268.1 249.8 244.2 209.5 November 1979 315.5 293.2 290.8 246.9 November 1980 367.2 338.1 333.1 283.6 November 1981 400.9 378.6 363.2 317.5 Notes:
Figures given are for months in which supplementary benefit was uprated as comparisons at other times may be misleading.
* Long-term supplementary benefit rates were introduced in October 1973.
† Supplementary benefit was uprated twice in 1975.