Judicial Appointments for England and Wales

Mr. Grieve
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many recommendations for the appointment of judges have been made to him in his capacity as Lord Chancellor in each of the last three years.

Mr. Straw
In the last three financial years the number of recommendations for the appointment of judges that have been made to me are set out as follows:

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|       |Number|
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|2006-07|460   |
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|2007-08|458   |
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|2008-09|449   |
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Mr. Grieve
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many appointments the Judicial Appointments Commission has made in each of the last three years.

Mr. Straw
The Judicial Appointments Commission made the following number of selections in each of the following years:

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|       |Number|
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|2006-07|88    |
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|2007-08|458   |
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|2008-09|449   |
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