§ 18. Mr. MANDERasked the Home Secretary in how many cases in connection with the juvenile courts established under the Children Act women justices have been placed on the panel; in how many no women were appointed and in how many areas there are no women magistrates?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe Juvenile Courts (Constitution) Rules, 1933, required Juvenile Court panels to be formed before the 1st instant, but I have not yet received from all Clerks to Justices the lists of Justices appointed to serve on the panels which they are required to send to me by Rule 10. I am sorry, therefore, that I am not to-day in a position to give the hon. Member an answer to the first two parts of his Question, but I will communicate with him as soon as the information is available, and give him at the same time such information as I have obtained on the third part.
§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSWhen this information is available, will the right hon. Gentleman, where no women have been appointed to these juvenile courts, insist upon one woman being appointed for that special purpose?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI shall have to wait till I receive the reports before I make any definite statement.