§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of divorce cases heard in the Court of Session in each of the last 10 years; and how many were undefended.
§ Mr. NobleThe information is as follows:
DIVORCE ACTIONS IN WHICH FINAL JUDGMENT WAS GIVEN Year Actions in which final judgment was given Undefended Actions 1954 … 2,271 2,210 1955 … 2,132 2,067 1956 … 1,951 1,883 1957 … 1,801 1,734 1958 … 1,848 1,790 1959 … 1,742 1,704 1960 … 1,856 1,801 1961 … 1,879 1,815 1962 … 2,100 2,020 1963 … 2,292 2,211