§ 67. Mr. BOWENasked the Attorney-General whether, in view of the present constitution of the magisterial panels for the borough of Crewe and the petty sessional division of Nantwich, he will recommend the Lord Chancellor to appoint additional magistrates in these areas; and whether the fact that there are no women representatives on the Crewe borough bench has been brought to the attention of the Lord Chancellor?
§ The LORD ADVOCATE (Mr. Craigie Aitchison)I have been asked to reply. In reply to the first part of the question, I am informed that the Lord Chancellor has made recent appointments to the Crewe and Nantwich magisterial benches, and that he has no reason to believe that additional appointments are necessary. In reply to the last part of the question, my Noble Friend is aware that no women magistrates have been appointed to the Crewe bench, and the matter will receive his consideration.