§ Mr. Percivalasked the Attorney-General how many county court judgment summonses for arrears of maintenance were issued in each of the years 1973, 1974 and 1975; how many of those summonses were heard; in how many of those cases an order for committal to prison was made; and in how many cases the debtor was in fact committed to prison.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe number of county court judgment summonses for arrears of maintenance issued in 1973 was 25, of which 19 were heard; in 1974 it was 28, of which 25 were heard; and in 1975 it was 144, of which 116 were heard. Statistics of adjudications made are not available, and to ascertain in how many of the cases which were heard an24W order for committal was made, and in how many of those cases the debtor was actually conveyed to prison, would involve disproportionate cost.