§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Attorney-General how many of the 18 magistrates appointed to the bench in April in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne do not reside within the boundaries of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.
§ The Attorney-GeneralSix.
§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Attorney-General how many of the 18 magistrates appointed in April to the bench in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne answered question 5(a) on the application form; and what are the total answers for each religion.
§ The Attorney-GeneralAll 18 magistrates answered question 5(a): nine indicated Church of England, four Roman Catholic, one United. Reformed, one Methodist, one Christian, one Agnostic and one none.
§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Attorney-General how many of the present magistrates for the city of Newcastle upon Tyne answered question 5(a) on the appointment form; and what are the total answers for each religion.
§ The Attorney-GeneralRecommendation forms submitted prior to 1961 have not been retained. Of the present magistrates, 90 are said to be Church of England, 22 Roman Catholic, nine Jewish, 18 Methodist, eight United Reformed, one Baptist, two Hindu, one Quaker, two Agnostic, four Church of Scotland and three described as Christians. The religious persuasions of the remainder are not known.
§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on the composition of the magistrates' bench in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and upon the relationship between the 18 new appointments to the Newcastle bench and his guidelines for the composition of magistrates' benches.
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§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Newcastle upon Tyne city bench is composed of men and women associated with a broad range of occupations. These, and those of the recent appointments, comply with the Lord Chancellor's guidelines. The hon. Member is already aware that the composition of the bench complies with the Lord Chancellor's guidelines in respect of political party and gender.
§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Attorney-General how many nominations were received for the bench in Newcastle upon Tyne prior to the April appointments being made.
§ The Attorney-GeneralForty-four.
§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Attorney-General how many applicants for the bench in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne were interviewed by the advisory committee's interviewing panel prior to the April appointments.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNineteen.
§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Attorney-General if he will list the organisations which were invited to submit nominations for the magistrates' bench in Newcastle upon Tyne prior to the new appointments in April; and if he will list the organisations which submitted nominations, whether successful or not.
§ The Attorney-GeneralI refer to the answer I gave to the hon. Member on 9 February. The sources of nominations are confidential.
§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Attorney-General how many of the 18 new magistrates appointed to the magistrates' bench in April in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne reside in the Walker, Walkergate St. Laurance's, St. Anthony's, Byker, St. Ann's, Crudden park, Elswick, Benwell, Scotswood or Cowgate areas.
§ The Attorney-GeneralOne, in the St. Ann's area. Only two persons in these areas had been nominated.
§ Mr. Nicholas Brownasked the Attorney-General how many of the 18 new magistrates appointed to the bench in Newcastle upon Tyne in April answered question 16 on the application form; and what are the total answers for each political party.
§ The Attorney-GeneralEighteen. They indicated their political views to be seven Conservative, six Labour and five Social Democrats.