HC Deb 11 February 1972 vol 830 c449W
Mr. Montgomery

asked the Attorney General what has been the cost of the legal aid scheme for divorce cases since the new Divorce Act became law.

The Attorney-General

In the 13 months between 1st January, 1971, and 31st January, 1972, the Law Society paid out £6,322,832 for 55,570 cases. Some of these will have originated, and will therefore have been tried, under the old law. A large proportion of this gross

NET ANNUAL TRANSFERS TO (+) AND FROM (-) AGRICULTURAL CENSUS ACREAGE IN ENGLAND AND WALES ('000 ACRES)
Year Urban Industrial and Recreational Development Forestry and Woodlands Released or Acquired by Government Departments Other Changes* Total
1961–62 … … -25.4 -12.6 +5.3 +3.1 -29.6
1962–63 … … -33.1 -13.2 +2.3 +5.3 -38.7
1963–64 … … -46.2 -13.8 +0.3 +5.8 -53.9
1964–65 … … -42.0 -14.1 +0.6 +6.3 -49.2
1965–66 … … -42.5 -17.0 +3.9 -10.1 -65.7
1966–67 … … -50.0 -10.9 +0.6 +22.3 -38.0
1967–68 … … -34.9 -10.5 +0.4 -13.7 -58.7
1968–69 … … -38.3 -16.4 -1.2 -10.8 -66.7
1969–70 … … -42.2 -13.5 +3.6 -18.5 -70.6
* This column shows the net effect firstly of reclamation of land for agricultural use, and secondly of minor adjustments reflecting for example, (i) acreage corrections notified by occupiers in their agricultural returns, (ii) unexplained differences, and (iii) land not previously recorded.