§ Mr. John EvansTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many provincial stipendiary magistrates were in office on 1 December 1970, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1992 respectively: and if he will give the names of the courts outside London which now have full-time stipendiaries assigned to them.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe number of stipendiary magistrates in post on 1 December was:
Number 1970 11 1980 1985 13 1986 14 1987 1988 1991 26 The courts outside inner London which have full-time stipendiaries based at them are:
- Birmingham ((3)
- Bradford
- Brent
- Cardiff
- Cheshire
- Doncaster
- Feltham
- Hendon
- Kingston upon Hull
- Leeds (2)
- Liverpool
- Manchester (2)
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- Nottingham (2)
2W
Circuit/Date 1 January 1988 1 January 1989 1 January 1990 1 January 1991 1 January 1992 1 May 1992 Midland and Oxford Female — — 1 1 1 1 Total 55 59 62 63 62 65 Northern Female 4 4 4 4 6 5 Total 54 55 55 56 58 57 North-Eastern Female 3 3 2 2 2 2 Total 41 45 45 45 45 47 South-Eastern Female 7 7 7 10 10 10 Total 187 188 198 200 224 232 Wales and Chester Female — — — — — — Total 22 22 24 25 27 27 Western Female 2 2 2 2 2 3 Total 34 35 37 38 41 41
- Pontypridd
- Portsmouth
- Rotherham
- Salford
- Sheffield
- Stoke on Trent
- Wolverhampton