§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what proposals he has received for removing the necessity for defendants to be represented at unopposed adjournment hearings in the magistrates courts; and what estimate he has made of the savings that might thereby be achieved.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Law Society has made such a proposal. The Lord Chancellor will be considering how best to take it forward. Estimates of the likely financial effect will be produced in the course of that consideration.