§ 15. Mr. Duncan SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what are the latest figures from the business sponsorship incentive scheme.
§ Mr. SproatThe figures for 1992–93 indicate a record increase of 33 per cent. in the number of awards and an452W 1 Part year.
§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Attorney-General how many cases were brought to court in which the Crown Prosecution Service failed to secure a conviction for each of the last seven years for which figures are available.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe number of defendants whose case was dismissed in magistrates' courts and the number acquitted in the Crown Court for the last seven years was:
Magistrates courts Crown Court 11987 20,051 6,122 1988 25,853 9,422 1989 27,437 9,369 1990 28,795 8,726 1991 26,644 9,551 1992 25,210 9,227 21993 16,781 6,900 1 April to December. 2 January to September.
§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Attorney-General how many full-time staff equivalent were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service for each of the last seven years for which figures are available.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe table provides the numbers of full-time staff equivalent employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in October each year, beginning in 1986.
additional £1.9 million for the arts. It is likely that in 1993–94 the scheme will prove to be even more effective. In recognition of the great success of the scheme, I recently announced that I am increasing its budget by £300,000 to £4.8 million in 1994–95.