Glasgow District Court

HC Deb 07 April 1987 vol 114 cc177-8W

Mr. McTaggart

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average delay in hearing cases at Glasgow district court; and if there are any proposals to increase staff employed at the court.

Mr. Rifkind

The approximate period between pleading diet and trial diet at Glasgow district court in custody cases is three weeks; in non-custody cases the period is 31 to 32

Central government direct grant (recurrent)
Scottish central institutions 1979–80—1987–88 (£ million)
Central institutions	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–831	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987—88
Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology	3.763	5.073	5.477	7.226	8.119	8.432	29.172	29.999	10.642
Paisley College of Technology	3.483	4.814	5.252	6.694	7.294	7.784	28.399	29.076	9.443
Dundee College of Technology	2.227	3.094	3.032	4.061	4.351	4.676	24.993	25.536	5.756
Glasgow College of Technology3	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.721	29.897	10.337
Napier College of Commerce and Technology3	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.944	214.054	14.498
Scottish College of Textiles	0.711	0.972	1.190	1.471	1.709	2.011	1.883	22.025	2.087
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art	1.515	2.028	2.100	2.608	2.798	2.897	3.028	3.180	3.337
Edinburgh College of Art	1.649	2.241	2.446	2.815	3.145	3.272	3.443	3.619	3.742
Glasgow School of Art	1.462	2.020	2.216	2.648	2.812	2.985	3.120	3.330	3.474
Queen Margaret College	1.512	2.158	2.338	2.928	3.127	3.248	3.506	3.662	3.807
Queen's College Glasgow	1.093	1.462	1.535	1.962	2.150	2.298	2.490	2.625	2.755
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama	0.722	0.993	1.151	1.263	1.395	1.482	1.554	1.673	2.058
Micro Electronics Development Centre	—	—	0.144	0.207	0.271	0.316	0.318	0.346	0.418
Leith Nautical College	1.020	1.407	1.462	1.604	1.710	1.628	1.612	1.684	40.645
Total	19.157	26.262	28.343	35.487	38.881	41.029	63.418	70.706	72.999
1 The significant increase between 1981–82 and 1982–83 reflects the reduction in tuition fees paid by home students by 50 per cent.
2 Figures include grant allocated under the Switch to Technology Programme. (£1.7 million has been earmarked for Switch Phase III in 1987–88 but not yet allocated).
3 Napier College of Commerce and Technology and Glasgow College of Technology joined the Central Institution Sector on 1 September 1985, and the figures reflect recurrent grant from the Scottish Education Department.
4 LNC will transfer to the local authority sector with effect from 1 August 1987.

weeks before a stipendiary magistrate and 14 weeks before a justice of the peace. The number of staff employed at the court is a matter for the district council.