§ MR. PARTINGTON (Derbyshire, High Peak)To ask the Prime Minister if he can state the number of magistrates appointed since 1st February, 1906, and how many were appointed in the preceding five years. (Answered by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.) The number of magistrates appointed since 1st February, 1906, in Great Britain is 3,213. The number of magistrates appointed in the preceding five years was 6,032.