§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Attorney-General whether he will give, for the longest stated period of time, the number of occasions when he has intervened in bankruptcy cases asking for an indefinite adjournment when no charges or legal cases were pending against those connected with the bankruptcy proceedings.
The Solicitor-GeneralMy right hon. and learned Friend has sought an372W adjournment in bankruptcy proceedings on one occasion. The circumstances of such application were set out in my right hon. and learned Friend's answer to Questions from the hon. Member for Hackney, Central (Mr. Clinton Davis) and my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Wimbledon (Mr. Havers) on 4th August.—[Vol. 842, c. 217–18.]
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Attorney-General why, when no legal charges have been made or are pending against any person involved in the Poulson bankruptcy hearing, he intervened on Tuesday, 1st August, to get an indefinite adjournment.
The Solicitor-GeneralI would refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. and learned Friend to Questions from the hon. Member for Hackney, Central (Mr. Clinton Davis) and my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Wimbledon (Mr. Havers) on Friday, 4th August.—[Vol. 842, c.217–18.]