§ Sir Patrick Wallasked the Attorney-General how many infringements of the Representation of the People Act 1969 have been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions during each of the last 10 years.
§ The Attorney-GeneralI regret that the information is not available in the form requested.
The numbers of cases referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions during each of the last 10 years under the Representation of the People Acts 1949–1969 are as follows:
Year Number 1972 24 1973 62 1974 88 1975 64 1976 68 1977 68 1978 44 1979 133 1980 31 1981 51