§ MR. MANSFIELDI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the fact that the numbers of jurymen summoned to attend the Quarter Sessions and Assize Courts are often in excess of the number required; and whether, seeing that in some cases numbers are summoned when there are no cases to be tried, he can take steps by legislation or otherwise to prevent this inconvenience and expense to jurymen.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. RITCHIE, ) CroydonI may refer the hon. Member to an answer which I gave to a similar question a short time ago, to the effect that I cannot see my way to introduce legislation on this subject.
§ MR. MANSFIELDIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that Mr Justice Grantham only yesterday commented on the fact that 120 jurors had been—
§ * MR. SPEAKEROrder, order!