§ 26. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is yet in a position to state what steps he intends to take to solve the problem caused by persons acquitted on criminal charges being deprived of the costs they were obliged to incur in preparing and presenting defence against the offence of which they have been acquitted.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerI am working on this matter but at present have nothing to126W add to the reply which I gave on 23rd July to the hon. and learned Member for Ipswich (Mr. Foot).