§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Attorney-General if he will now take steps to implement that section of the Finer Report which recommends family courts.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo. The establishment of a family court would require the provision of separate court accommodation and additional staff and at a time when expenditure must be restrained and when there is already a serious deficiency in court accommodation as a result of the increase in the number of criminal cases this cannot be entertained.