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MR. LUPTON
(Lincolnshire, Sleaford)
To ask Mr. Attorney-General in how many cases his consent has been asked for a prosecution under The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1906, and in how many cases he has given his consent.
(Answered by Sir John Walton.)
There have been four applications for the Attorney-General's fiat for prosecutions under The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1906. Fiats have been granted in three cases; one is at present under consideration. Convictions were obtained in all cases.