§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the number of judges whose age exceeded(a) 65 years, (b) 70 years and (c) 75 years on 31 December 1994.
Mr. John M. TaylorInformation about judges aged 65 and over as at 31 December 1994 is set out in the table:
Total number Age 65–69 Age 70–74 Age 75 and over Lord Chancellor 1 1 1— 1— Lords of appeal in ordinary 10 4 1 — Heads of division 4 1— 1 — Lords justices of appeal 29 7 2 — High Court judges 95 11 2 — Circuit judges 512 82 16 — District judges1 322 17 3 —. Stipendiary magistrates 85 11 — — Masters2 30 8 — — 1 including district judges of the principal registry of the family division. 2 including bankruptcy registrars.