§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what proportion of jurors sat on trials on days when they attended a Crown court in 1993.
Mr. John M. TaylorOf the total number of days attended by jurors in the Crown court during 1993, days or part-days spent sitting on trials accounted for just over 77 per cent.
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when new versions of(a) the summons letter to jurors and (b) the explanatory leaflet for jurors were last issued.
Mr. John M. TaylorNew versions of the jury summons and the explanatory leaflet for jurors were issued in April 1993. These were brought into immediate use except in London where, for technical reasons, introduction was deferred until November 1993.