§ Sir P. Rawlinsonasked the Attorney-General, in the years 1974 and 1975, what was the average waiting time between committal for trial by magistrates to trial by the Crown courts expressed as a percentage of (a) less than eight weeks, and (b) less than 20 weeks.
§ The Attorney-GeneralIn the years 1974 and 1975 the average waiting times 607W for persons committed for trial by magistrates to the Crown Court were 10.3 weeks and 9.9 weeks respectively. The proportion of defendants who waited for less than eight weeks was 59 per cent. in 1974 and 56 per cent. in 1975. The proportion who waited less than 20 weeks was 89 per cent. and 90 per cent. respectively.