§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he will state the number of legal aid certificates granted for trials on indictment and proceedings relating to sentences in courts of quarter sessions and assizes in England and Wales during the period 1964 to the latest available date in 1970;
(2) whether he will state the number of legal aid certificates granted for summary trials and for the preliminary hearing of indictable cases in magistrates' courts in England and Wales during the period 1964 to the latest available date in 1970;
(3) whether he will state the number of legal aid certificates granted relating to
1968 Type of proceedings and legal aid 1964 1965 1966 1967 1st Jan.-30th Sept. 1st Oct.-31st Dec. 1969 Total Defence certificates or legal aid orders for trials on indictment or for cases committed to quarter sessions for sentence 17,666 19,370 22,650 27,145 22,120 9,504 47,202 165,657 Legal aid certificates or orders for proceedings in magistrates' courts 22,552 25,058 30,407 42,740 44,207 17,812 88,193 270,969 Appeal aid certificates or legal aid orders for appeals to quarter sessions against decisions of magistrates' courts 2,185 2,355 3,001 3,966 3,062 1,117 5,918 21,604 Appeal aid certificates or legal aid orders for appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeal, subsequently the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) 335 381 390 513 692 101 687 3,099