asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent Members of Parliament who serve on the justices' bench are allowed to claim expenses and loss of income in addition to their parliamentary salaries and expenses; and on what basis of statu- tory arrangements such claims are made or permitted.

To the extent provided by the Justices' Allowances Regulations 1971, as amended. The regulations allow claims for subsistence and travelling expenses necessarily incurred, and loss of earnings that would otherwise have been received, in consequence of the performance of duties as a justice.