HC Deb 13 March 1947 vol 434 c230W
Mr. W. Wells

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases were dealt with summarily in 1946 at the magistrates' courts of Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Dudley and Stafford, respectively.

Mr. Ede

The available figures are for 1945, and are as follow: Wolverhampton, 1,642; Birmingham, 22,024: Dudley, 572; Stafford, 528.

Mr. W. Wells

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many certificates were granted, respectively, by the magistrates' courts of Birmingham, Dudley, Stafford and Wolverhampton, in 1946 for, respectively, legal aid, defence and appeal aid.

Mr. Ede

The following are the figures:

the maintenance allowance that can be granted to a wife with dependent children given a judicial separation in the courts.

Mr. Ede

I regret that I cannot hold out hope of legislation on this subject at the present time.

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