Witnesses (Hansard, 15 March 1993)

§ Mr. Tony Lloyd
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many applications there have been for witnesses in criminal cases to remain anonymous in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Mr. John M. Taylor
No figures are kept for such applications.

§ Mr. Tony Lloyd
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many applications there have been under section 23(3)(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

Mr. John M. Taylor
No figures are kept for such applications.

§ Mr. Tony Lloyd
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many applications there have been for the use of screens during trials, excluding sexual offences and juvenile cases, during each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Mr. John M. Taylor
No figures for the use of screens during trials are kept; however, my Department has very recently started to collect information on the ways in which child witnesses under 17 years of age give evidence in the Crown court. This survey will include the use of screens for all types of offences, including non-sexual offences, and will supplement the information already collated on the use of the live TV link equipment.