§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has regarding the delay in weeks between pleading and trial hearings in(a) each sheriff court and (b) each district court in Scotland for the quarters ended (i) 31 December 1988, (ii) 31 March 1989, (iii) 30 June 1989, (iv) 30 September 1989, (v) 31 December 1989 and (vi) 31 March 1990.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the tables:
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District court Quarter ended 31 December 1988 31 March 1989 30 June 1989 30 September 1989 31 December 1989 31 March 1990 Ayr 12 14 15 20 19 18 Banff 0 2 9 9 7 6 Campbeltown 8 8 8 8 8 8 Cupar 7 10 14 11 14 9 Dingwall 8 4 4 4 4 4 Dornoch 10 10 10 10 10 10 Dumbarton 22 16 16 16 14 14 Dumfries 20 13 12 12 12 12 Dundee 6 6 7 7 12 13 Dunfermline 20 25 17 16 15 22 Dunoon 4 4 8 8 8 8 Duns 4 4 4 4 4 4 Edinburgh 11 12 15 16 16 26 Elgin 12 9 14 11 11 16 Falkirk 16 13 20 15 21 18 Forfar 16 16 12 16 17 13 Fort William 4 6 6 6 6 8 Glasgow 21 21 20 14 13 14 Greenock 6 13 16 16 9 8 Haddington 48 45 15 14 10 11 Hamilton 20 11 13 12 10 13 Inverness 7 10 6 10 7 7 Jedburgh 7 6 6 6 6 6 Kilmarnock 7 8 11 8 8 8 Kirkcaldy 12 20 12 10 13 12 Kirkcudbright 10 10 10 10 10 10 Lanark 6 6 9 9 9 7 Linlithgow 14 14 20 13 14 14 Oban 8 10 12 12 4 8 Paisley 27 23 22 23 12 14 Peebles 8 8 8 8 8 8 Perth 3 10 12 7 5 6 Peterhead 7 14 18 15 18 24 Portree 4 8 8 8 4 4 Rothesay 0 4 8 4 0 8 Selkirk 6 6 6 6 6 6 Stirling 10 10 8 10 15 12 Stonehaven 12 13 11 11 11 13 Stornoway 10 10 10 10 10 10 Stranraer 13 18 18 17 4 4 Tain 6 6 8 8 12 7 Wick 8 8 4 4 4 4