§ Sir R. Taskerasked the Attorney-General the number of cases heard by the 1473W House of Lords during the years 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943; in how many cases were the Treasury contesting parties; and in how many was judgment delivered in favour of the Treasury.
Year. Total number of Appeals heard. Inland Revenue Cases. Other Crown Cases (other than Criminal). Successful I.R. Cases. 1940 … … … 28 4 — 2 1941 … … … 38 1 2 — 1942 … … … 34 6 1 4 1943 … … … 31 6 — 3 Total … … 131 17* 3 9 * Note.—In 12 out of the 17 Inland Revenue cases, the Inland Revenue were respondents in the House of Lords.