Judges and Magistrates

HC Deb 22 November 1972 vol 846 cc433-4W

Mr. Stratton Mills

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he

(3) The number of LEA "minimum grant" holders—students receiving £50 a year, whose parents were not assessed for contribution. The cost of the public grants paid to these students is included in (1) but no allowance for their parents contributions is included in (2).

In 1970–71 these may have been of the order of £6 million, including fees payable, assuming that parents contributed in line with maintenance assessments for other students.

will appoint additional judges and magistrates to deal with the increased volume of work in the Northern Ireland courts.

Mr. Peter Mills

I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Down, North (Mr. Kilfedder) on 15th November.