§ 40. Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department since May 1997 how many(a) male, (b) female, (c) white, (d) black and Asian, (e) over 60-year-old and (f) under 30-year-old magistrates have been appointed. [84169]
§ Mr. VazThe information requested is only available from 1 January 1997 to 31 March 1999 and is as follows:
- (a) 1,591 male magistrates appointed
- (b) 1,635 female magistrates appointed
- (c) 3,021 white magistrates appointed
- (d) 95 black and 110 Asian magistrates appointed
- (e) 56 magistrates over the age of 60 appointed
- (f) 42 magistrates under the age of 30 appointed.