§ Sir H. Harrisonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons convicted in the magistrates' courts in each year since 1965 were committed to the Crown Court for sentence under Section 28 and Section 29 of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1952.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe available figures are for committals to quarter sessions from 1965–71.They are as follows:
Section 28 Section 29 1965 3,011 6,035 1966 3,773 7,211 1967 3,610 7,243 1968 3,339 9,601 1969 3,767 9,971 1970 4,354 11,424 1971 4,114 11,046