§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Attorney-General how many of the local organisations that are invited to make nominations for the magistrates' bench in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne have postal addresses in Walker, Walkergate, St. Ann's, St. Laurance's, St. Anthony's, Byker, Crudden Park, Scotswood, Elswick, Benwell or Cowgate.
§ The Attorney-GeneralFour.
§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Attorney-General if he will describe the mechanism whereby the 44 recent nominations for the magistrates' bench in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne were reduced to 19 before applicants were invited for interview.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe advisory committee rejected those candidates who were either disqualified or would not further the desirable balances of the bench. On this occasion one of the aims of the committee was to recommend to the Lord Chancellor a majority of candidates who do not hold Conservative views.
§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Attorney-General how many of the newly appointed magistrates for Newcastle upon Tyne reside within the parliamentary boundaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, East constituency.
§ The Attorney-GeneralFour.