§ 95. Mr. Dribergasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that the parking of motor-coaches in Abingdon Street causes danger and inconvenience to Members of both Houses of Parliament crossing the road
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APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL AID—1970 Magistrates' Courts in England and Wales excluding Inner London and Juvenile Courts Committal Proceedings Summary Proceedings Committals for Trial Area Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Counties Bedfordshire … 177 173 4 679 637 42 198 198 — Berkshire … 245 243 2 606 571 35 273 271 2 Buckinghamshire … 283 282 1 637 576 61 282 281 1 Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely … 168 167 1 557 485 72 160 160 — Cheshire … 363 354 9 1,142 1,054 88 431 423 8 Cornwall … 126 126 — 739 694 45 118 118 — Cumberland … 97 88 9 315 293 22 107 102 5 Derbyshire … 269 267 2 528 492 36 277 277 — Devon … 179 179 — 510 483 27 178 178 — Dorset … 146 134 12 699 579 120 263 261 2 Durham … 437 425 12 964 789 175 492 492 — Essex … 480 458 22 1,238 1,003 235 607 595 12 Gloucestershire … 209 204 5 612 539 73 212 212 — Hampshire … 532 509 23 1,425 1,243 182 663 654 9 Isle of Wight … 57 48 9 171 140 31 76 76 — Herefordshire … 102 101 1 186 170 16 132 132 — Hertfordshire … 435 424 11 1,114 990 124 478 478 — Huntingdonshire and Peterborough … 109 108 1 427 421 6 113 113 — Kent … 772 761 11 1,717 1477 240 768 766 2 Lancashire … 1,019 967 52 2,330 1,897 433 1,152 1,137 15 Leicestershire … 135 135 — 340 309 31 150 150 — Lincolnshire— Holland … 40 40 — 153 142 11 22 22 — Kesteven … 77 77 — 145 133 12 87 87 — Lindsey … 188 188 — 473 466 7 195 195 — North East London Area … 580 548 32 1,394 961 433 802 788 14 South East London Area … 542 536 6 899 804 95 826 824 2 to enter the Palace of Westminster by Chancellor's Gate, and that the revised regulations of the Commissioner of Police are habitually disregarded; and if he will cause these regulations to be modified, so that no coach is parked opposite or nearly opposite this Gate.
§ Mr. SharplesThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is reviewing the arrangements to ensure that there is no conflict with the Sessional Order.
Legal Aid Applications
§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he hopes to be in a position to publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT statistics relating to the applications of grants and refusals of legal aid in magistrates' courts for all counties and county boroughs in England and Wales during 1970.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe figures are given in the following table: 409W
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Committal Proceedings Summary Proceedings Committals for Trial Area Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Counties—continued South West London Area … 327 315 12 857 759 98 354 354 — Middlesex Area … 1,292 1,204 88 3,082 1,906 1,176 1,218 1,191 27 Monmouthshire … 167 166 1 506 443 63 217 217 — Norfolk … 162 159 3 512 480 32 160 159 1 Northamptonshire … 220 209 11 611 541 70 262 260 2 Northumberland … 139 138 1 489 481 8 145 145 — Nottinghamshire … 249 247 2 1,147 1,058 89 354 353 1 Oxfordshire … 133 133 — 341 310 31 152 152 — Rutland … 2 2 — 20 19 1 1 1 — Shropshire … 160 160 — 343 310 33 156 156 — Somerset … 277 275 2 782 731 51 276 276 — Staffordshire … 302 282 20 973 849 124 332 331 1 Suffolk, East … 63 63 — 223 201 22 61 61 — Suffolk, West … 54 54 — 232 218 14 50 50 — Surrey … 402 391 11 835 673 162 511 500 11 Sussex, East … 256 254 2 406 343 63 269 269 — Sussex, West … 240 238 2 626 536 90 291 291 — Warwickshire … 236 231 5 498 424 74 306 304 2 Westmorland … 38 36 2 73 68 5 33 33 — Wiltshire … 186 182 4 737 635 102 274 273 1 Worcestershire … 1 35 128 7 489 448 41 151 151 — Yorkshire—East Riding … 64 64 — 161 146 15 65 65 — North Riding … 114 110 4 382 315 67 117 115 2 West Riding … 759 752 7 2,014 1,741 273 940 937 3 Anglesey … 32 31 1 97 85 12 35 33 2 Breconshire … 23 22 1 62 61 1 25 25 — Caernarvonshire … 68 68 — 199 187 12 69 69 — Cardiganshire … 20 20 — 66 66 — 22 22 — Carmarthenshire … 69 68 1 216 194 22 65 65 — Denbighshire … 56 56 — 380 370 10 70 70 — Flintshire … 54 53 1 280 265 15 87 87 — Glamorgan … 487 484 3 1,567 1,461 106 526 525 1 Merionethshire … 6 6 — 36 36 — 5 5 — Montgomeryshire … 7 7 — 29 29 — 9 9 — Pembrokeshire … 62 62 — 144 135 9 59 59 — Radnorshire … 3 3 — 7 7 — 3 3 — Boroughs Luton … 151 151 — 621 612 9 171 171 — Reading … 220 220 — 375 351 24 218 218 — Birkenhead … 90 60 30 305 200 105 61 54 7 Chester … 82 80 2 177 141 36 74 74 — Stockport … 212 212 — 346 324 22 197 197 — Wallasey … 82 82 — 132 120 12 77 77 — Carlisle … 39 39 — 205 203 2 58 58 — Derby … 172 169 3 262 233 29 172 172 — Exeter … 56 56 — 224 209 15 44 44 — Plymouth … 225 223 2 488 243 245 267 266 1 Torbay … 82 82 — 321 216 105 82 82 — Darlington … 63 63 — 237 222 15 76 76 — Gateshead … 87 87 — 124 120 4 88 88 — Hartlepool … 113 113 — 268 221 47 130 130 — South Shields … 75 75 — 366 324 42 78 78 — Sunderland … 278 271 7 512 440 72 304 302 2 Southend-on-Sea … 47 47 — 403 322 81 102 102 — Bristol … 375 372 3 916 653 263 364 364 — Gloucester … 64 62 2 187 165 22 72 71 1 Bournemouth … 126 126 — 449 359 90 285 285 — Portsmouth … 280 274 6 501 442 59 242 242 — Southampton … 359 349 10 589 442 147 303 303 — Canterbury … 25 24 1 62 40 22 36 36 — Barrow-in-Furness … 27 27 — 50 43 7 29 29 — Blackburn … 187 182 5 189 166 23 165 165 — Blackpool … 88 79 9 198 102 96 84 80 4 Bolton … 141 140 1 157 90 67 166 166 — 412W
Committal Proceedings Summary Proceedings Committals for Trial Area Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Number of applications Granted Refused Boroughs—continued Bootle 74 70 4 104 48 56 68 68 — Burnley 46 41 5 173 141 32 56 55 1 Bury 59 59 — 132 130 2 58 57 1 Liverpool 1,313 1,028 285 2,015 1,055 960 1,155 1,150 5 Manchester 738 738 — 2,543 2,366 177 817 816 1 Oldham 127 124 3 213 197 16 124 123 1 Preston 165 164 1 298 282 16 160 160 — Rochdale 150 150 — 264 199 65 177 177 — St. Helens 57 55 2 148 110 38 58 58 — Salford 58 56 2 374 296 78 180 180 — Southport 72 72 — 164 143 21 73 73 — Warrington 58 51 7 128 96 32 53 52 1 Wigan 34 33 1 88 72 16 54 54 — Leicester 389 381 8 505 435 70 386 386 — Grimsby 35 35 — 126 118 8 41 41 — Lincoln 72 71 1 184 166 18 75 75 — City of London 131 131 — 161 151 10 135 134 1 Newport 223 222 1 444 401 43 202 202 — Great Yarmouth 74 74 — 131 118 13 77 77 — Norwich 166 162 4 214 187 27 156 156 — Northampton 255 255 — 172 158 14 92 92 — Newcastle-upon-Tyne 280 274 6 625 360 265 328 327 1 Tynemouth 53 53 — 137 122 15 57 57 — Nottingham 371 371 — 1,314 1,206 108 529 529 — Oxford 154 150 4 558 383 175 168 167 1 Bath 33 33 — 172 123 49 55 55 — Burton-upon-Trent 70 70 — 182 169 13 76 76 — Stoke-on-Trent 219 219 — 832 825 7 288 288 — Walsall 159 159 — 420 382 38 158 157 1 Warley 101 100 1 225 185 40 81 80 1 West Bromwich 60 60 — 257 233 24 71 71 — Wolverhampton 462 462 — 579 552 27 455 455 — Ipswich 118 118 — 366 338 28 132 132 — Brighton 275 275 — 610 507 103 253 253 — Eastbourne 37 37 — 110 104 6 37 37 — Hastings 60 60 — 83 34 49 66 66 — Birmingham 1,524 1,518 6 2,445 1,059 1,386 1,616 1,616 — Coventry 433 433 — 659 622 37 394 394 — Solihull 18 18 — 43 35 8 22 22 — Dudley 98 89 9 133 100 33 112 107 5 Worcester 57 54 3 192 107 85 46 42 4 Kingston-upon-Hull 214 205 9 255 181 74 265 260 5 Teesside 448 440 8 1,218 1,003 215 434 432 2 York 69 69 — 275 270 5 69 69 — Barnsley 179 179 — 268 264 4 199 199 — Bradford 385 378 7 1,174 1,089 85 365 365 — Dewsbury 40 40 — 74 70 4 40 40 — Doncaster 38 33 5 132 112 20 50 50 — Halifax 106 102 4 145 114 31 117 117 — Huddersfield 126 121 5 103 70 33 135 135 — Leeds 802 802 — 2,347 2,219 128 888 888 — Rotherham 109 109 — 188 170 18 98 98 — Sheffield 488 487 1 930 865 65 555 555 — Wakefield 61 61 — 114 105 9 62 62 — Cardiff 715 714 1 1,250 1,009 241 726 714 12 Merthyr Tydfil 12 12 — 175 163 12 13 13 — Swansea 124 98 26 916 195 114 81 134 123 11 Total 31,171 30,255 916 75,452 63,015 12,437 33,968 33,773 195