§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what records are kept of the numbers of illegitimate children who are given into their father's custody by magistrates' 456W courts; and whether legal aid is available for appeals for custody made by putative fathers.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganThe answer to the first part of the question is that I regret that the relevant statistics are not available, and to the second that legal aid may be granted for this purpose.