§ 31. Mr. Fryasked the Attorney-General how many school teachers have been appointed justices of the peace in each of the last five years; and what percentage of the total appointed this represents.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe figures for the whole of England and Wales for each of the last five years cannot be obtained without disproportionate effort and expense. The number of school teachers who have been appointed justices of the peace in England and Wales in the last two years is as follows:
- 1983—Total appointments 1,576. 85 (or 5.4 per cent.) were school teachers and 41 (or 2.5 per cent.) were other teachers and lecturers.
- 1982—Total appointments 1,410. 75 (or 5.3 per cent. were school teachers and 31 (or 2.2 per cent.) were other teachers and lecturers.
Duchy of Lancaster:
- 1983—Total appointments 285. 26 (or 9.12 per cent.) were school teachers and 11 (or 3.85 per cent.) were other teachers and lecturers.
- 1982—Total appointments 263. 21 (or 7.9 per cent.) were schoolteachers and 9 (or 3.47 per cent.) were other teachers and lecturers.