§ Mr. VazTo ask the Attorney-General how many(a) High Court judges, (b) circuit judges and (c) registrars of county courts are at present in office; and how many of them are (i) black, (ii) Asian and (iii) women.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe information requested, at 1 November 1991, is set out in the table. Records are not held on the ethnic origins of all office holders, but the numbers relating to black and Asian origin are believed to be as given.
In office Black Asian Women High Court judges 82 — — 2 Circuit judges 450 — 2 20 County Court District judges1 230 — — 10 1From 1 January 1991 the title of County Court Registrar was changed to District Judge.