HC Deb 08 May 1980 vol 984 c189W
Mr. Wheeler

asked the Attorney-General what was the average waiting time in custody between committal and trial in London in (a) 1975 and (b) 1979

The Solicitor-General

The average waiting times for defendants in custody between committal and trial in the Crown court in London was 125 weeks in 1975 and 19.5 weeks in 1979.