§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will give the average period between remand and trial for prisoners refused bail and charged with scheduled offences in Northern Ireland in the first six months of the current year;
(2) what was the average number of days that prisoners spent on custodial remand for scheduled, non-scheduled offences and both together, in the first six months of the current year.
§ Mr. ScottFor persons whose trials were completed in the first six months of this year and who were in custody at the time of trial the average length of time spent on custodial remand was 353 days for persons charged with scheduled offences and 85 days for persons charged with non-scheduled offences.