§ Mr. Hoyle asked the Attorney-General if he will enumerate magistrates in England and Wales under the following categories: (a) sex, (b) age groupings, (c) occupation, (d) social background, (e) resident or nonresident within their petty sessional area and (f) if they have acknowledged a political viewpoint, party affiliation.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralOn the last count at the beginning of the year there were 27,244 active justices of the peace, of which 15,980 were male and 11,264 female. The other information could not be ascertained except at undue cost.