§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Attorney-General whether he will list the average length in days of trials(a) on indictment and (b) in county courts in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Northern Ireland over the last five years.
§ The Attorney-GeneralCrown court hearing times are recorded in hours rather than days. The relevant information for Crown courts is given in the tables.
§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Attorney-General whether he will list the average payment from legal aid funds to(a) solicitors and (b) barristers in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Northern Ireland over the last five years.
§ The Attorney-GeneralSeparate information is not available for England and Wales. The table sets out the average payment to(a) solicitors and (b) barristers from all forms of legal aid but excludes disbursements.
Year Solicitors £ Barristers £ 1985–86 161.39 218.78 1986–87 175.19 247.54 1987–88 188.08 274.82 1988–89 195.58 320.59 1989–90 216.85 365.41 Information on the number of payments made to solicitors and barristers in Northern Ireland is not available and therefore information on average payments cannot be provided.