§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Attorney-General whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT for the longest most convenient stated period of time the numbers of trials pending, the times when application was made for trial in both civil and criminal prosecutions, when these trials are likely to be heard, and in how many instances trials have not taken place where investigations for intent of prosecution were initiated 12 months or more ago.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe information requested, in so far as it is obtainable at all, could only be obtained by making enquiries at every civil and criminal court in the country. This would involve an amount of work and expense which would not, in my view, be justified. My right hon. Friends and I are, however, greatly concerned about delays in legal proceedings, and are taking what steps we can to reduce them. If my hon. Friend would like to have details of the current period of delay in a particular court, I will do my best to supply those details to him.