HC Deb 21 November 1997 vol 301 c326W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many(a) public and (b) judicial appointments his Department has made since 1 May. [16468]

Mr. Hoon

The Lord Chancellor has made a total of(a) 135 appointments to non-departmental public bodies and (b) 927 judicial appointments (including 686 appointments to the lay magistracy), since 1 May.