Courts (Hansard, 8 December 1993)

§ Mr. Llwyd
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department on how many court sitting days recorders were engaged in 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John M. Taylor
The total number of court days sat by recorders in the years 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 was 16,251, 17,898, 17,046 and 18,056 respectively.

§ Mr. Llwyd
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department on how many court sitting days deputy registrars, latterly deputy district judges, were engaged in 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John M. Taylor
The total number of court days sat by deputy registrars, latterly deputy district judges, during the years 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 was 10,750, 13,642, 18,407 and 20,012 respectively.
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§ Mr. Llwyd
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department on how many court sitting days deputy recorders were engaged in 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John M. Taylor
The total number of court days sat by assistant recorders in the years 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 was 8,804, 9,296, 9,209 and 9,618 respectively.

§ Mr. Llwyd
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary Lord Chancellor's Department on how many court sitting days deputy circuit jud[...]es were engaged in 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John M. Taylor
The total number of court days sat by deputy circuit judges in the years 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 was 1,455, 1,817, 1,546 and 1,119 respectively.

§ Mr. Llwyd
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how much was paid by the public in plaint fees and issue fees in the High Court registries and county courts in the years 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 and during 1992–93; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John M. Taylor
The information requested is not all readily available. Data on district registry fee income are not disagregated, so no separate data are held for issue fees in High Court registries. Plaint and issue fee income in the county courts for the years requested was as follows:

£

1988–89 59,317,960.34

1989–90 71,177,637.85

1990–91 85,882,609.11

1991–92 99,954,524.94

1992–93 98,647,663.98

	£
1988–89	59,317,960.34
1989–90	71,177,637.85
1990–91	85,882,609.11
1991–92	99,954,524.94
1992–93	98,647,663.98