§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Attorney-General what is the average time that a litigant has to wait from making an application for (a) maintenance and (b) access to his or her child to be heard before the registrar at the Merthyr Tydfil county court.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe average waiting time for appointments before the registrar at Merthyr Tydfil county court is 10–11 weeks for maintenance hearings and 13–14 weeks for access hearings. If the hon. Member is concerned about delay in any particular case I would ask him to draw it to the attention of the Lord Chancellor so that inquiries may be made.
*Home Civil Service †Armed Forces ‡Judiciary Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 1 January 1982 704 32 736 226 0 226 668 19 687 1 January 1983 663 31 694 221 0 221 743 21 764 1 January 1984 653 28 681 210 0 210 685 25 710 1 January 1985 644 25 669 201 0 201 726 26 752 1 January 1986 634 26 660 208 0 208 801 31 ║832 * Includes Grades 1,2 and 3 (formerly Permanent Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary). † The TSRB covers Major General and equivalent and above. ‡ Refers to England and Wales only. ║ Includes 9 Social Security Commissioners and 50 Special Commissioners of Income Tax.