§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Attorney-General what has been the stipend paid to a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in each of the past five years.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe salary of a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and the dates on which it became payable has been as follows:
£ 1 April 1982 48,250 1 August 1983 51,750 1 January 1984 55,000 1 April 1984 56,650 1 November 1984 58,500 1 July 1985 63,750 1 March 1986 69,000 1 July 1986 71,400 1 April 1987 74,435 1 October 1987 74,750
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Attorney-General what qualifications are required for appointment to the post of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe qualifications required for appointment to the post of Lord of Appeal in Ordinary are set out in section 6 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 which provides
A person shall not be qualified to be appointed by Her Majesty a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary unless he has been at or before the time of his appointment the holder for a period of not less than two years of some one or more offices in this Act described as high judicial offices, or has been at or before such time as aforesaid, for not less than 15 years, a practising barrister in England or Ireland, or a practising advocate in Scotland".High judicial office is defined in section 25 of the Act as any of the following offices: