To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many magistrates on the Barnsley Magistrates’ Bench resided in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Barnsley West and Penistone constituency and (c) Barnsley East and Mexborough constituency in each of the last 10 years. (264551)

There are currently 115 magistrates in the Barnsley local justice area.

(a) 36 magistrates live in the constituency of Barnsley Central

(b) 50 magistrates live in the constituency of Barnsley West and Penistone

(c) 15 magistrates live in the constituency of Barnsley East and Mexborough.

10 magistrates live in other constituencies and four had invalid postcodes recorded.

My Department does not hold a central record of the constituencies in which magistrates live. We are undertaking a manual exercise in order to provide the historical information sought, and I will write to the hon. Member as soon as it is available.