Mr. Ivor Thomasasked the President of the Board of Trade how many prosecutions were undertaken at the instance of his Department in the year 1948 or the last convenient 12 months; in how many cases a conviction was obtained; and how many enforcement officers are employed by his Department.
§ Mr. H. WilsonTwo thousand seven hundred and eight cases were undertaken during 1948 against 4,563 individual defendants. Three thousand eight hundred and twenty-one convictions were244W obtained. Two hundred and eighty-two officers are employed on enforcement work.