HC Deb 27 March 1969 vol 780 c351W
5. Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average waiting time before cases are heard at Shrewsbury, Stafford and Worcester Assizes, respectively.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

The latest available figures are for persons awaiting trial at the Autumn Assizes 1968, when the average periods were 40, 48 and 50 days respectively.