HC Deb 26 February 1940 vol 357 c1723
16. Mr. Ede

asked the Attorney-General how many courts of quarter sessions in England and Wales have not so far submitted to the Lord Chancellor the name of a legally qualified person as chairman?

The Attorney-General (Sir Donald Somervell)

Only five courts of quarter sessions have so far not acquired the extended jurisdiction provided by the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1938, by the appointment as chairman or deputy-chairman of a person legally qualified within the meaning of this Act.

Mr. Ede

As the number is small, could the right hon. and learned Gentleman give the names of the counties?

The Attorney-General

They are Brecon, Denbigh, Hereford, Merioneth and Radnor.

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