Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 October 2004. It was answered by Chris Leslie (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 October 2004 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

Question: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the total amount paid in expenses to magistrates was in each of the last 10 years. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the total amount paid in expenses to magistrates was in each of the last 10 years. [192688] Mr. Leslie: From the information available to my Department, the total amount paid in expenses to magistrates in the last seven years is: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1996-97 11,764,279 1997-98 12,412,420 1998-99 12,451,135 1999-2000 12,459,786 2000-01 13,052,640 2001-02 14,125,733 2002-03 13,874,885 2003-04 115,104,885 Total 119,364,465 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Estimated outturn. Note: Information for years prior to 1996-97 is not available.

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