§ LORD MOLSONasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will state the number of appeals dealt with by the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal and the number of applications for leave to appeal disposed of by the Court in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971.
VISCOUNT COLVILLE OF CULROSSThe approximate numbers of persons applying for leave to appeal and the numbers of appellants dealt with by the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) in the years 1964 to 1971 were:
Year Persons applying for leave to appeal Appellants 1964 … … 2,700 393 1965 … … 2,860 445 1966 … … 4,410 476 1967 … … 5,800 575 1968 … … 7,900 833 1969 … … 8,620 907 1970 … … 8,290 987 1971 … … 6,310 1,058 House adjourned at nineteen minutes before seven o'clock.