§ Mr. Carlisleasked the Attorney General what is the average time spent awaiting trial of those remanded in custody for trial at (a) Manchester Crown Court, (b) Birmingham Crown Court, (c) Leeds Crown Court, (d) Newcastle on Tyne Crown Court, (e) Winchester Crown Court, (f) Liverpool Crown Court, (g) the Central Criminal Court, London and (h) the Inner London Crown Court; and what is the average time spent awaiting trial for those committed on bail for trial at each of these courts.
§ The Attorney-GeneralDuring the period January to September 1976 the average periods of time spent awaiting trial by defendants who had been committed for trial, in custody and on bail, at the Crown Court Centres listed below were as follows:
Average waiting time (weeks) Crown Court Centre In Custody On Bail (a) Manchester (Courts of Justice and Minshull Street) 6.6 9.3 (b) Birmingham 6.4 7.4 (c) Leeds 5.9 8.7 (d) Newcastle on Tyne 5.5 6.6 (e) Winchester 7.7 8.6 (f) Liverpool 7.2 10.0 (g) Central Criminal Court 18.6 24.4 (h) Inner London 10.0 17.7