HC Deb 05 May 1982 vol 23 cc75-6W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Attorney-General how many civil cases which have certificates of readiness filed are

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that statistics giving the numbers of filled places on youth opportunity programme schemes are not available for local areas.

awaiting trial at each Crown court; and what is the maximum length of time which the cases have been waiting at each court.

The Solicitor-General

The Crown court is a court of criminal jurisdiction. In High Court first-tier centres the position in relation to civil proceedings at close of business on 30 April 1982 is shown in the following table. The lengths of time set out in column(c) do not represent the average waiting time for actions set down for hearing, or the time that it will take for a case to be heard.

(a) (b) (c)
First Tier Centre Number of Actions Outstanding in which a Certificate of Readiness has been Filed Maximum Length of Time which Cases have been Waiting (In Months)
Birmingham 196 11
Bodmin 51 10
Bristol 93 12
Caernarfon 0 0
Cardiff 97 17
Carlisle 21 15
Chester 27 7
Exeter 152 15
Leeds 100 16
Lewes 8 4
Lincoln 37 13
Liverpool 206 20
Manchester 457 24
Mold 1 1
Newcastle 54 6
Norwich 46 17
Nottingham 84 13
Preston 66 21
Sheffield 59 12
Stafford 48 35
Swansea 16 4
Teesside 37 7
Winchester 100 19