HC Deb 24 January 1977 vol 924 cc447-8W
Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Attorney-General what is the average waiting time between summons or committal and trial of contested criminal cases in the magistrates' courts and the Crown courts in the major provincial cities.

The Attorney-General

The average waiting time between committal and trial of contested criminal cases dealt with during the period July to September 1976 at the Crown Court in various large centres was as follows:

Centre Average waiting time (weeks)
Birmingham … … … 11.8
Bristol … … … 5.8
Cardiff … … … 13.4
Chelmsford … … … 12.1
Leeds … … … 12.6
Liverpool … … … 10.7
Manchester … … … 11.9
Newcastle … … … 8.7
Norwich … … … 12.1
Nottingham … … … 11.5
Swansea … … … 10.4
Winchester … … … 7.8

This information is not available in respect of magistrates' courts.