§ Mr. Bernard JenkinTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many juvenile cases in which guilty pleas were entered were dealt with by the Crown courts in 1995–96; and how many resulted in custodial sentences. [39105]
§ Mr. MacleanI have been asked to reply.
Information regarding 1995 plea data will not be available until the autumn.
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what proportion of the £4.3 million paid out as legal aid in 1995–96 in respect of juvenile cases in the youth courts in which the defendant pleaded guilty(a) was paid out in respect of cases that resulted in custodial sentences and (b) was paid out in respect of cases that resulted in non-custodial sentences or some other non-custodial form of discharge. [39106]
§ Mr. StreeterThe information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.