§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of committals during 1974 were under Section 1 of the Criminal Justice Act.
§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he now proposes to discontinue the use of this information is not available.
The Criminal Statistics do not distinguish between committals under Section 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 and Section 7 of the Magistrates Courts Act 1952 but information relating to particular courts suggests that the proportion of Section 1 committals is very high.