§ Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether records are kept of the number of non-legally aided defendants acquitted in criminal proceedings in the Crown court; if so, whether he will publish the figures for the most recent convenient period; and if not, whether he will undertake to keep such records in future.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonInformation in this form is not collected and my right hon. Friend is not persuaded that its value would justify the expenditure that would he required.