§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many magistrates in juvenile courts there are in each of the following age bands: 21 to 30 years, 30 to 40 years, 40 to 50 years, and 50 to 65 years of age.
§ Mr. Arthur DavidsonI have been asked to reply.
Except in Inner London, magistrates are not appointed to the juvenile panel directly by my noble Friend but are elected by their own benches throughout the country for a three-year term. The information asked for is not available in central records held by the Department of my noble Friend and can be ascertained only by the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of time and money.
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Enterprise price increase notified (percentage) Interim increase (percentage) Imperial Tobacco Ltd … … … … 1.92 1.92 Air Products Ltd. … … … … … 10.0* Nil Butlins Ltd. … … … … … 14.4 Nil BOC Ltd. … … … … … … 9.8 Nil§ The Daily Telegraph Ltd. … … … 4.5 4.5†§ Perkins Engines Co. … … … … 10.63 10.63†‡§ Rugy Portland Cement Co. Ltd. … … 10.9 8.5§ United Biscuits (UK) Ltd. … … … 3.96 3.96†§ * Subsequently amended by the company to 6 per cent. † Increases under the Commission's discretionary powers in pursuance of section 4(5)(i) of the Price Commission Act 1977. ‡ Two variation notices given: firstly under the Commission's discretionary powers, subsequently under the Safeguard Regulations. § Investigations still in progress. If my hon. Friend wishes to have the information concerned in respect of any specific area or areas and will write to my noble Friend, he will obtain it for her.