HC Deb 21 June 1993 vol 227 cc2-3W
Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was(a) the number and (b) the proportion of triable-either-way cases committed to the Crown court in 1979, 1983 and in each year from 1987 to 1992.

Mr. Maclean

The numbers and proportions of persons aged 17 and over committed to the Crown court for triable-either-way offences for 1979 and 1983 and 1987–1991 are given below. Data for 1992 are unavailable until the autumn.

Persons aged 17 and over committed for trial at the Crown court for triable-either-way offences in England and Wales
Committed for trial
Year Number (thousands) Percentage
1979 55.3 15
1983 79.6 18
1987 93.5 23
1988 93.1 22
1989 80.4 21
1990 80.4 20
1991 81.3 19