asked the Attorney-General if he will place in the Library a copy of each of the forms sent to county court offices for completion and return to the statistics department of the Lord Chancellor's Office.

I have arranged for this to be done.

asked the Attorney-General how many civil servants are now employed in the statistics department of the Lord Chancellor's Office; and how many were employed there when it was first established.

The statistics department of the Lord Chancellor's Office was established in December 1971 with a complement of 10. This has recently been increased to 12.