§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the average time between the lodging of a plea of not guilty and the resultant trial diet in the Glasgow district court for the latest available period for which this figure is available; and if he will give the same information for the same period for cases going for trial before a stipendiary magistrate.
§ Mr. RifkindThe average time for cases dealt with in November 1988 was 14 weeks for Glasgow district court, excluding the stipendiary magistrates court, and 25 weeks for cases heard by a stipendiary magistrate.
§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of cases in which trial diets are set in Glasgow district court for the latest period for which figures are available and the percentage of those cases where a plea of guilty was presented when the trial was called.
§ Mr. RifkindFigures are not available in the precise form requested, but in 1987, 63 per cent, of the 13,368 persons called to court in Glasgow district court pled guilty at some stage in the proceedings.
§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of cases called in Glasgow district court for the latest year in which figures are available and the same figures three and five years ago.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information requested is given in the table:286W
Persons called to court: Glasgow District Court Year Number 1984 16,704 1986 14,892 1987 13,368