Departmental Litigation

HC Deb 07 April 1976 vol 909 c189W

Mr. Peter Mills

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many legal cases are initiated in courts each year by his Department.

Mr. Peart

Over the last three years the number of cases initiated in the courts by my Department was:

	Cases initiated in Court
	Criminal	Civil	Total
1973	93	23	116
1974	56	36	92
1975	126	39	165
TOTAL	275	98	373

These figures do not include cases initiated under tribunal or arbitration procedures, nor to cases initiated by the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce or the Forestry Commission.