HC Deb 28 October 2003 vol 412 c140W
26. Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many stipendiary magistrates there are in England and Wales; and what the figure was in 1995. [134521]

Mr. Leslie

Stipendiary magistrates are now known as "District Judges (Magistrates' Courts)", and there are currently 108 in England and Wales, including the Senior and Deputy Senior District Judges. At the end of 1995, 92 full-time stipendiaries were in post.