§ Mr. Milneasked the Attorney-General how many prosecutions under the Post Office Act, 1953, concerning the delivery of obscene or indecent material by post have been instituted in the last five years in Northumberland and in the Northern Region, respectively; and how many convictions have been obtained.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThere has been one such prosecution in Northumberland which was successful. In the northern counties of Durham, Northumberland, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Westmorland and Cumberland there have been 38 prosecutions, of which 25 were successful.