§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Attorney-General, pursuant to his answer of 22 May,Official Report, column 451, how much each Treasury counsel retained for civil work received in fees from public funds in 1994–95; of the Treasury counsel based at the central criminal court, how many received between (i) £250,000 to £300,000, (ii) £300,000 to £350,000, (iii) £350,000 to £400,000, (iv) £400,000 to £500,000, (v) in excess of £500,000 from the Crown Prosecution Service for financial year 1994–95. [29928]
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Treasury Solicitor's Department paid each of the two Treasury counsel retained for Government civil work between £200,000 and £250,000 in the financial year 1994–95. However, Treasury counsel will also have received fees from other Government Departments and agencies which have instructed them direct. The total fees paid to Treasury counsel from public funds could be calculated only at disproportionate cost.
On the information currently available, of the Treasury counsel based at the central criminal court the following numbers received payments from the Crown Prosecution Service during the financial year 1994–95 in the following bands:
Number (i) £250,000 to £300,000 3 (ii) £300,000 to £350,000 1 (iii) £350,000 to £400,000 0 (iv) £400,000 to £500,000 1 (v) in excess of £500,000 1 All figures are inclusive of value added tax.