HC Deb 20 February 1995 vol 255 cc68-9W
Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the reported average waiting periods between pleading and trial dates for each sheriff court in Scotland for each of the past 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 16 February 1995]: The information requested is as shown in the following table:

Average waiting periods in weeks
Court 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Peterhead 12 11 10 13 15 11 13 12 17 14
Portree 12 15 12 10 11 5 9 9 9 8
Rothesay 10 9 8 7 10 13 11 11 9 10
Selkirk 7 6 7 10 7 8 10 10 9 11
Stirling 19 19 12 12 13 9 12 12 12 12
Stonehaven 12 11 9 10 11 11 8 12 12 11
Stornoway 9 10 11 14 12 11 13 14 13 11
Stranraer 17 19 15 10 13 10 10 11 10 11
Tain 10 12 9 7 7 8 7 13 11 10
Wick 8 12 10 8 8 8 11 12 11 12