§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many trials there were in the district court during 1995; and if he will indicate the total number of adjournments of trials in the district court, the reason for these adjournments, and if they were at the instance of the prosecution or the defence. [15862]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonUsing information provided by procurator fiscal offices, in 1995 there were 5,451 trials in district courts of which 899 were before a stipendiary magistrate court. Information is not collected centrally on adjournments at district courts.