§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many and what proportion of applications for leave to apply for judicial review were(a) heard in court and (b) upheld in the last year for which data are available; and if he will make a statement. [12672]
§ Mr. WillsThe following information is based on judicial review cases, both civil and criminal, received between 1 October 2000 and 30 September 2001.
- Number of applications received—4,554
- Number of substantive applications heard—1,176 (as percentage of applications received)—25.8 per cent.
- Number of substantive applications allowed—607 (as percentage of applications received—13.3 per cent.