§ 24. Mr. Dribergasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of the Lord Chief Justice's recent direction to courts, he will give urgent consideration to what relief can be given in the case of Mr. P. Saint, of 39 Hurst-bourne Gardens, Barking, who, having been found not guilty of an alleged offence, was ordered to pay £100 towards the costs of the prosecution.
§ Mr. CarlisleMy right hon. Friend has obtained detailed reports on the case of Mr. Saint, who was ordered to pay a contribution towards the cost of his defence—not the costs of the prosecution—but he can find no grounds for any action on his part.