§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many high court judges there are in Northern Ireland and how many cases are awaiting trial; and how this compares with the position in England and Scotland.
§ Mr. David HowellThe information is as follows:
Northern Ireland(15thMay,1972) England and Wales(1stMay,1972) Number of High Court Judges 5 72 Cases awaiting trial: Queen's Bench Division 931 3,505 Chancery Division 4 300 Matrimonial Causes (defended) 8 657 In Scotland on 31st December, 1971, there were 18 Court of Session judges with 6,377 cases pending before the Outer House—of which 4,413 were Consistorial cases—and 115 before the Inner House.