§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Attorney-General what percentage of prosecution witnesses currently have to wait more then two hours at court before being called to give evidence.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo statistics are kept for witness waiting times in the magistrates courts. In April 1994 the Crown Prosecution Service commenced a national survey of witness waiting times in the Crown court. The survey does not capture information about waiting times for professional witnesses, expert witnesses and police officers. The results for the first six months of the survey show that, for a random sample of cases 55.2 per cent. of witnesses had to wait for more than two hours at court before giving evidence.
§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Attorney-General what percentage of prosecution witnesses do not currently receive their expenses within 10 working days of the Crown Prosecution Service receiving their completed claim form.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe results of a sample survey carried out during the quarter ending September 1994 show that 20 per cent. of prosecution witnesses do not currently received their expenses within 10 working days 1031W of the Crown Prosecution Service receiving their completed claim.