HC Deb 15 March 2000 vol 346 c232W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many former Lord Chancellors have continued to sit as judges after they ceased to be Lord Chancellor; and if he will list the number of cases tried by them in each of the last 20 years. [112814]

Mr. Lock

[holding answer 7 March 2000]: Since 1980, four former Lord Chancellors have sat judicially after leaving office:

  • Lord Elwyn-Jones
  • Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone
  • Lord Havers
  • Lord Mackay of Clashfern.

The appeals heard are listed in the table.

Number of appeals heard by former Lord Chancellors 1980–2000
Year Number of appeals heard
1980 1
1981 5
1982 8
1983 8
1984 9
1985 7
1986 2
1987 4
1988 8
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 5
1998 1
1999 6
2000 14
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