§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of those brought before the courts was released on bail in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. JohnInformation in the form requested is not available. The available information is shown in the following table:
Persons remanded by magistrates' courts in England and Wales during proceedings relating to standard list of offences whose last remand was on bali. Proportion on bail (per cent.) 1967 66.1 1968 70.7 1969 72.8 1970 73.2 1971 73.6 1972 79.6 1973 80.6 1974 84.9 1975 86.8 The figure for 1976 is not yet available.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of persons released on bail committed crimes while on bail in each of the last 10 years.