§ Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLEasked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the system under which a charge is made by the policy for a copy of their evidence in cases of street accidents, he can state the number of cases in which such evidence has been supplied and the aggregate sum obtained for it?
§ Sir J. GILMOURDuring the 12 months ended 30th June, 1934, 17,935 abstracts of police reports of street accidents have been supplied to applicants by the Metropolitan Police. Of this number 87 were supplied free of charge, and two at a reduced rate in cases where payment of the full fee might have involved hardship. The sum received in respect of these abstracts was £8,923 5s. During the same period the sum of £2,568 was received as fees in respect of interviews with police officers in accident cases, that is, 5,136 interviews at 10s. per interview.