HC Deb 15 November 1934 vol 293 cc2164-5W
Captain ERSKINE-BOLST

asked the Attorney-General whether, in view of the increase of motoring offences, especially under the new legislation, he will take steps to ensure that all benches of magistrates have members possessed of personal knowledge of road-traffic conditions?

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL

My noble Friend the Lord Chancellor appoints such persons to the magisterial bench as he believes to be competent to deal with offences under the Road Traffic the introduction of the new scheme from Act and there is no reason to suppose that the benches of magistrates do not include members who have personal knowledge or road-traffic conditions.