Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what sum the UK Supreme Court received in fees from the Hong Kong authorities for the service of UK judges sitting on Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.

Serving justices of the UK Supreme Court receive a salary and do not receive any additional fees when sitting on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal pays a fee to the UK Supreme Court.

In 2019 the UK Supreme Court received £31,913.70 for sittings undertaken by justices.

No fees were received in 2020 as no justices sat on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.

The total fees the Supreme Court will receive for the justices’ sittings in 2021 have not yet been confirmed.