§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will publish a table showing the(a) number and (b) percentage of (i) men and (ii) women at each level of the judiciary in England and Wales at the latest available date.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe table shows the number and percentage of men and women at each of the main levels of the judiciary in England and Wales as at 1 October 1994:
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per cent. Lords of Appeal in Ordinary Men 10 100 Women — — Lord Justices of Appeal Men 28 96.5 Women 1 3.5 Heads of divisions (excluding the Lord Chancellor) Men 4 100 Women — — High Court judges Men 89 93.7 Women 6 6.3 Circuit judges Men 483 94.3 Women 29 5.7 Recorders Men 832 95.3 Women 41 4.7 Assistant recorders Men 321 84.0 Women 61 16.0 District judges Men 266 90.8 Women 27 9.2 Deputy district judges Men 648 88.5 Women 84 11.5 Stipendiary magistrates Men 73 88.0 Women 10 12.0
per cent. Acting stipendiary magistrate Men 75 78.9 Women 20 21.1 [...]Lay magistrates Men 16,151 53.7 Women 13,903 46.3 [...]as at 1 January 1994