§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Attorney-General how many judges have continued to serve beyond retirement age in order to sit in Diplock trial cases in the last 10 years; and what was the age at which each eventually retired.
The Attorney-General: None.
§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Attorney-General what is the age and name of the oldest judge currently sitting in Diplock courts; and what was the age and name of the oldest judge ever to hear such cases since these courts were established.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe answer to both parts of the hon. Member's question is Lord Justice Gibson. He is now aged 72, having been born on 1 May 1913.