HC Deb 04 December 1995 vol 268 c85W
36. Mr. Whittingdale

To ask the Attorney-General what proportion of cases are discounted by the Crown Prosecution Service, and if he will make a statement. [1893]

The Solicitor-General

The rate of discontinuance has fallen from 13.4 per cent. of cases for the year ending September 1993 to 11.9 per cent. of cases for the year ending September 1995.