asked the Attorney-General to what extent the judicial officers mentioned in the Judicial Offices (Salaries) Order 1966 are allowed to hold appointments additional to those mentioned in the Order; and what are the pension entitlements of these judicial officers.

None of those to whom the Judicial Offices (Salaries) Order 1966 applies may accept additional appointments without the permission of my noble Friend the Lord Chancellor. Such appointments are usually those of Chairman or Deputy Chairman of Quarter Sessions. In no case is the person concerned permitted to accept remuneration for his services.The pension entitlement of these officers is shown below.

PENSION AS FRACTION OF LAST ANNUAL SALARY
Years of Service		Recorders	Judges	Magistrates
Under 5	…	Nil	6/40	Nil
5	…	10/40	10/40	15/80
6	…	11/40	11/40	16/80
7	…	12/40	12/40	17/80
8	…	13/40	13/40	18/80
9	…	14/40	14/40	19/80
10	…	15/40	15/40	20/80
11	…	16/40	16/40	22/80
12	…	17/40	17/40	24/80
13	…	18/40	18/40	26/80
14	…	19/40	19/40	28/80
15	…	20/40*	20/40*	30/80
16	…			32/80
17	…			34/80
18	…			36/80
19	…			38/80
20	…			40/80*
*Maximum

In addition judicial officers are entitled on retirement to a lump sum equal to twice the amount of the pension, reduced i a the case of a married man by one half in return for a widow's pension equal to one third of her husband's. Pensions are also payable in respect of children receiving full-time education, the amount of the pension being dependent on the number of children and whether or not the deceased left a widow.