§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Attorney-General how many possession orders on the grounds of mortgage arrears have been made in the Lambeth and Wandsworth county courts in the last year for which figures are readily available.
Crown Court committal for trial cases: Hearing times in hours England Wales Northern Ireland Trials Guilty pleas All cases Trials Guilty pleas All cases Trials Guilty pleas All cases 1986 7.5 0.6 3.1 8.0 0.7 3.4 13.9 0.9 3.1 1987 7.3 0.6 2.8 7.2 0.8 3.0 12.6 1.2 3.5 1988 7.4 0.7 2.6 8.0 0.8 2.8 15.1 0.9 4.6 1989 7.2 0.7 2.6 7.7 1.0 2.9 12.2 1.2 4.1 1990 7.1 0.7 2.6 7.5 1.0 3.0 13.2 1.3 4.7 Between 1987 and 1989 the information on county court hearing times was collected only on a sample basis, in terms of days, hours and minutes, for two months of each year. It is not possible to calculate an average hearing time from these data, unless an assumption is made about the average length of a day. However, the information for 1990 is available as follows.
1990 County court trials: England 3.1 Hearing time in hours Wales 3.1 No information is collected on hearing times of county court trials heard in Northern Ireland.